Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teachers were reminded that our comparatively low membership fee covers an Annual Report , three copies of Medau News , Renewal Cards , Membership Card , Course Form plus Secretary 's Salary for administration and telephone , postage etc . |
| 2 | Warning of the dire peril IBM faced at the hands of Unix , we suggested that so many parties were working on the thing that over time it would accrete to itself all the missing features that commercial users demanded , and that instead of simply trying to muddy the Unix waters as IBM did for so long , it should recognise that its most convincing answer to Unix was right there under its nose in the form of VM . |
| 3 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
| 4 | Alyson thinks that her most useful legacy from her time at Somerville was ‘ not the history I learned … but the techniques and mental disciplines ( including not least a good arguing style ! ) ’ |
| 5 | THE late James Cameron , who roamed the globe , used to claim that his least favourite city was Mukden in Manchuria … until he went to Blackpool . |
| 6 | Ms Hargreaves admitted that one potentially lucrative source of sponsorship had dried up two days previously , when two-year-old Kate stepped out of nappies for the last time . |
| 7 | Angel One had noticed that his mortally wounded comrade was still conscious . |
| 8 | Indeed , the hon. Gentleman might acknowledge that his universally pessimistic approach to these matters is at times all too reminiscent of Private Fraser in ’ Dad 's Army ’ , whose response to every situation is to cry out , ’ We 're doomed — doomed , I tell you . ’ |
| 9 | It also shows that their very small holdings of sight deposits enables them to hold very small reserves of notes , coin and bankers ' balances . |
| 10 | Ruth resisted a fleeting temptation to bring in Queen Victoria and the Royal family , deciding that her almost total ignorance would quickly let her down . |
| 11 | It becomes oddly insulting , not only because it rules out appreciation of beautiful souls lurking behind plain faces , but also because the kind of admiration then given to the beautiful woman begins to assume that her equally lovely nature is sweet , kind , gentle and unselfish — an image of passive , yielding femininity . |
| 12 | But unknown to me , Lesley had approached the Chairman of Governors to insist that she as senior management ( because Lesley sees herself as senior management ) should be all owed to interview staff . |
| 13 | For Wissenschaft has its limits , and the " unshakable faith " in its power ensures that its most gifted followers press on until they reach those limits and discover for themselves its ultimate powerlessness to solve the problem of existence . |
| 14 | It 's worth noting , colleagues , that it 's only because of the determination of our members to ensure that their already meagre standard of living and basic rates are not further eroded that even this small achievement has been possible . |
| 15 | From childhood he had feared that his most intimate thoughts and desires were different from those of others and when his reading showed him that they were not he felt that his grip on life had been strengthened , his confidence reinforced . |
| 16 | Sometimes competitors in the show ring find that their normally sensible horse has become anxious and irrational ; the reason often being because a horse nearby is a flashy appaloosa or tobiano ! |
| 17 | He has done some showing and I hope to show him again next year , but feel that his extensively pink muzzle detracts from his appearance . |
| 18 | For many indigenes this meant that their once dependable resources were whittled away to the point of non-sustainability . |
| 19 | And not to mention that their most crucial department ( the defence ) remained unchanged ( as usual ) . |
| 20 | So , yes , I think that they any prospective purchaser should look at the insurance and just make sure he 's getting the very best that he can on his vehicle . |
| 21 | He explains that his most vivid memories include the Aberfan disaster , Winston Churchill 's funeral and Prince Charles ' investiture . |
| 22 | And we have never apart from I think we 've lost one spoon which was the since we started so er we do n't leave valuable things around but it 's an important consideration to think that our most valuable things are things it would take four large strong men to move |
| 23 | She had explained to him about Flora , thinking that his undoubtedly benevolent heart would be touched . |
| 24 | ‘ Not that I have any wish to flatter you , but I have to admit that your sometimes acerbic comments have come as a welcome change . |
| 25 | I , I would say that my most vivid memory would be the erm thought that we were erm came here as just young flying boys . |
| 26 | Mr Hume certainly believes that his strongly pro-European line — ‘ the only union that matters is the European union ’ — may have wooed some liberal Protestant voters . |
| 27 | ‘ The history of its application throughout this period suggests that its more important function was to suppress all forms of challenge , whether peaceful or violent , to the hegemony of its unionist sponsors . ’ |
| 28 | Mr Clarke 's grasp of reality fails when he suggests that our most popular buildings pre-date architects and planners . |
| 29 | It has been suggested that he also used birds as his trademark and a carving at Trull in Somerset shows a large ‘ W ’ supported by two birds thought to be woodpecker ; a medieval pun ? |
| 30 | There are already , within any company , enough people with egg on their faces who will argue that one more mighty heave will get us there , but it takes , I think , more courage to be prepared to acknowledge that we were wrong in the first place . |