Example sentences of "deciding that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My mother has mentioned you a lot in her letters , ’ she said at last , deciding that honesty was the only policy , if she was going to smooth over accusations made in the heat of the moment . |
| 2 | Deciding that captaincy was affecting his batting , he stood down in favour of Fletcher for a season , resuming again in 1989 when the county did well but his own form was fairly ordinary . |
| 3 | Sometimes resolved by deciding that warmth and food on particular days are mutually exclusive options . |
| 4 | After deciding that oak would be best for the job , it was then to work , carefully measuring the arch and getting it all drawn up to scale . |
| 5 | As soon as a post 's routine was established it would be attacked : Sergeant James and two sappers lay for two days watching a post before deciding that breakfast-time was the right moment for such an attack . |
| 6 | Helen Wise , from Boston , writes : ‘ I remember a group of us at Somerville deciding that marriage would get in our way . |
| 7 | She concentrated on her drink to hide her embarrassment , deciding that whisky was all right . |
| 8 | After a while , deciding that discretion was preferable , they moved off some distance into the desert parallel to the road . |
| 9 | Deciding that discretion was the better part of valour , Davidson began : ‘ Aidan , you probably like a few pints ? ’ |
| 10 | It seems to me when deciding that case , the court of appeal were as Mr suggests taking a long-term view , I of course bear in mind the well known aphorism of Lord about er what happens in the long term , but er , my own view is , that in fact , a house should not actually be built as an investment at all it is something to live in , to make a home in , it is not something to make money out of , I very much regret the fact that er over recent years that view seems to have become somewhat old fashioned . |
| 11 | So you 're saying essentially that the only ultimate way of deciding that state a. |
| 12 | Deciding that attack was the best form of defence , I knelt beside him and lowering my head to within inches of his , said , ‘ Next time , It 'll be the bread knife . ’ |
| 13 | We now know that during the Saturday daylight raids on London , a chiefs-of-staff meeting took urgent action on deciding that invasion was likely within a few hours ; they had the code word ‘ Cromwell ’ flashed from the War Room to military units at 20.07 hours that evening ( which presumably led to the flap at my unit ; the station commander was away that weekend , and the acting CO in charge ) . |
| 14 | ‘ With the same natural effusion of good colour , ’ Hope continued , deciding that excess was more apt than enough in this instance , ‘ that I find in your own complexion , ma'am . ’ |
| 15 | West gave that a long look but eventually ducked , deciding that East ‘ must ’ hold the ace of diamonds . |
| 16 | She forced a smile , deciding that flippancy was her only defence . |
| 17 | Evidently deciding that prudery was the better part of valour , I hotfooted it down to the bedroom again in time to witness half the ceiling crashing in flames on to the bed I had been sleeping in moments before . |
| 18 | The Court of Appeal had two reasons for deciding that Rule 1 did not apply . |