Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Palestinians deepest fear that their cause an independent Palestine was lost in world politics was just one reason for the launch of the Intifada nearly three years ago . |
| 2 | ‘ Still , we were only just beaten here , ’ said Hastings , bitterly upset that his team had the match stolen from them when Fox landed his 47-yard penalty with only 35 seconds of normal time left . |
| 3 | While Mills and Boon themselves rigorously deny that they produce ‘ formula fiction ’ , they remain unique as a publishing house . |
| 4 | The adjacent Forests of Epping and Hainault are viewed as an intolerable nuisance … the farmers uniformly declare that the privilege of commonage is by no means equal to the one-tenth part of the losses they constantly sustain from the deer in breaking down their fences , trespassing upon their fields , and destroying their crops either ripe or green . |
| 5 | People in Western Europe , for example , rarely dispute that Jesus lived , but in Eastern Europe the denial of his historical existence is almost a canon of Marxist dogma . |
| 6 | But humbly regret that the Gracious Speech seeks to continue economic policies which have caused a deep and damaging recession , falling output and investment , rising unemployment and record levels of business failures and house repossessions ; and call upon the Government to adopt a programme for recovery which will encourage investment and rising levels of employment by the promotion of sustained investment in the manufacturing sector , by encouraging industrial innovation through the application of science and technology and by fully exploiting the potential of the neglected regions through vigorous regional policies , and by providing new opportunities in education and training which are crucial to Britain 's economic recovery and future prosperity . |
| 7 | Studies of children who learn music successfully suggest that whilst routines are important , there is also a case for ‘ focused periods ’ during which music might occupy longer and more sustained periods of attention — as part of a project , for example , or in preparation for a performance . |
| 8 | I humbly suggest that the two counties should get together . |
| 9 | Palace aides secretly expect that if a divorce did take place , Charles would renounce his right to the throne . |
| 10 | Yet each time that third line came round the tune seemed to gather itself up and find new energy from somewhere , and perhaps it did n't fall quite so far each time in the fourth , and Tabitha was captivated despite herself , watching the pretty man play and wondering how he would end it , how he could ever resolve the disagreement between the rush and the ebb , until she realized suddenly that he had , with a quiet , lilting little rill that ran up and then down and flicked its tail and was gone . |
| 11 | When I light-heartedly suggest that he should use Klan members who still harass him for target practice , Cash is genuinely shocked . |
| 12 | These results altogether suggest that S.shibatae and S.solfataricus are closely related or may be the same species . |
| 13 | Critical discussions may emphasise the drama 's popularity within English Renaissance society and examine the conditions of theatrical playing within Elizabethan and Jacobean society , but considerations of plays rarely acknowledge that many possess multiple forms . |
| 14 | The short-lived benefits from the 1967 devaluation and the persistence of poor economic performance after the floating of sterling in 1972 , demonstrate not just the limited effect of devaluation but rather suggest that exchange rate difficulties are symptomatic of more fundamental problems [ National Institute , 1972 ] . |
| 15 | He had n't had to suffer as much as her — I do n't so much mean that , like fishes , his pain threshold was higher than a human being 's ( although I do n't doubt that was the case ) as that he 'd been aware that his son was missing for a shorter period than his wife . |
| 16 | I " vas going to he angry , but you 're obviously so much upset that it would be pointless . |
| 17 | They especially fear that a bridge across the beck at Iburndale near Whitby is threatened and are now pressing the North Yorkshire highways committee to investigate the problem . |
| 18 | It was not only fear that drove her forward . |
| 19 | I greatly fear that there is something not right about the man . ’ |
| 20 | Cohen and Young ( 1981 ) call this the ‘ manipulative model ’ and rightly insist that the problem of explanation is more complicated . |
| 21 | These two factors together mean that the fundamentals of the metric system present difficulties to them . |
| 22 | However , if the hon. Gentleman had attended the seminar at which I made my remarks last Monday — I greatly regret that he was not there to hear me talk about delegation to the regional arts boards — he would have known that I made the point that if such delegation is fully successful — if the regional arts boards are progressing well — the question whether the five major national companies should continue to be funded by the Arts Council or be funded directly will arise . |
| 23 | But they need help from the Home Secretary both to do their basic job properly and to take their share in such initiatives , and I greatly regret that help has not been forthcoming . |
| 24 | This means not only avoiding the use of words which might amount to a resignation on your part , but also checking whether words that apparently mean that your job has ended were actually intended to have that effect . |
| 25 | Science as a vehicle through which the national curriculum 's concerns can be met for equal opportunities , the heightening of economic awareness , the creation of links with industry , the enhancement of knowledge about the technological aspects of science and the effective use of information technology — these all mean that the principles of TVEI can be embraced at one and the same time . |
| 26 | One woman was so mean that she turned out all the lights immediately they got into their bedroom . |
| 27 | Ali was so mean that he was unlikely to buy advertising space , even for a religious edict , and , anyway , he had clearly found Robert 's words so offensive that he had , so far , been incapable of repeating them to anyone . |
| 28 | Well then I will move one and I will move Mr 's wording for three , and on two basically delete that the money should come from the identified savings made in the Chief Executive 's department . |
| 29 | I much regret that I will be unable to attend that conference because of my forthcoming visit to southern Africa . |
| 30 | I much regret that such a new Member of Parliament should have picked up the churlish habits of other Labour Members . |