Example sentences of "[noun] that [pers pn] is [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In explosive breeding , all reproductive activity is packed into a few days , with the result that it is highly synchronised . |
| 2 | In creating the replica pavement , Mr Bob Woodward , a builder by trade , has undertaken such thorough background research that he is now regarded as a leading international expert on Roman mosaics . |
| 3 | The ancient Dwarf hold of Karak Ungor has become so infested with Night Goblins that it is now known as Red Eye Mountain . |
| 4 | The ‘ I ’ , he would have argued , only means something in relation to all the other words that it is usually compared with — in this case the personal pronouns like ‘ you ’ , ‘ she ’ or ‘ it ’ . |
| 5 | To identify a fluttering shadow as the outline of a bird is not so revealing as the recognition that it is actually cast by a butterfly . |
| 6 | It is never the case that a writer creates a hypocrite without giving us some clue , however subtle , to his dissimulation ; and it is seldom the case that he is not exposed within the bounds of the artwork . |
| 7 | It drapes beautifully and is consequently most suitable for curtains , with the added advantage that it is not affected by sunlight . |
| 8 | This does , however , prove so difficult in most cases that it is not recommended . |
| 9 | A school that can show parents that it is well resourced is at a tremendous advantage . |
| 10 | We have a clear resolution that it objects to the new settlement on the basis that it is not needed and can not be justified . |
| 11 | It was for his contribution to social reform that he is most remembered . |
| 12 | It must be stated at this point that it is not intended here to suggest that there is a conspiracy on the part of doctors to deprive patients of their rights , or that doctors act out of ill will . |
| 13 | Falling to Shane Warne 's ‘ Wonder ball ’ and then the final delivery of day four merely underlined the suspicion that he is permanently jinxed . |
| 14 | Like all prisoners of circumstance , you will probably reflect a good deal on the whole subject of ‘ time ’ and of its strange habits of hanging , dragging , or running out too quickly , but if you decide to use and dominate it , instead of allowing it to dominate you , you will inevitably come to the conclusion that it is only wasted if it is thrown away , never when it is offered freely , as a gift of love . |
| 15 | The most famous example is the Rainbow Lobby , which reminds donors in unreadably small footnotes to its fliers that it is not affiliated with Jesse Jackson 's Rainbow Coalition . |
| 16 | Further , there appear to be general conventions about the use of language that require ( or , perhaps , merely recommend ) a certain degree of implicitness in communication , with the consequence that it is virtually ensured that what the speaker means by any utterance U is not exhausted by the meaning of the linguistic form uttered ( see Chapter 3 below ) . |
| 17 | To allow it to maintain the 300 nuclear weapons that it is currently estimated to hold — including 100 tactical weapons — can only provoke and encourage the Arab states ' determination to obtain nuclear arsenals . |
| 18 | Sometimes truth may be suppressed for a long time but while it is imprisoned it gathers to itself more and more power so that on the day that it is finally released it explodes , blowing everything asunder . |
| 19 | Apart from anything else , that 'll ensure the court that he is not tempted to be involved in any similar incident in the future with is girlfriend . |
| 20 | Recognition , which once granted will remain in force for three years , will automatically cease upon liquidation or the making of an administration order under the Insolvency Act 1986 and may be withdrawn by the Council in the event that it is subsequently discovered that it was obtained as a result of any error or fraud . |
| 21 | Such behaviour is hardly the ultimate manifestation of anarchy that it is often depicted to be . |
| 22 | At least one of the scientists has admitted on television that he is now denied access to " defence secrets " . |
| 23 | It is when positions become polarized between non-disabled feminists and disabled activists that it is seemingly lost . |
| 24 | In terms of closeness to York , I take the general review view and I support the County Council that it is generally better if the new settlement is located closer , close to York , because that under proviso that it is well located for public and private transport . |
| 25 | Similarly : ( 10 ) I only offered her legal advice will , under one natural interpretation , refer to advice on legal matters ; and it will continue to do so even if in some rare case it is given under circumstances that mean it is offered illegally itself , for example if it makes use of secret information stolen from a government which prohibits unauthorized possession or transmission of secret government information ; on the other hand , as a phrase of English , it can perfectly well bear the other interpretation under which it means advice which is itself legal , in the sense that it is legally given , in which case it may concern any subject under the sun . |
| 26 | In any social formation there is at least one class which , by virtue of its various determinations , is dominant in the sense that it is better placed to realise its interests than its rivals . |
| 27 | This notion of freedom is positive in the sense that it is directly related to self-realization . |
| 28 | Even the recipe for George Washington 's mother 's gingerbread allegedly found " in an old worn cookery book " dated 1784 , of which the first item on the list of ingredients is ½ cup of margarine , could be said to be honest in the sense that it is candidly admitted that margarine is what is actually now used in the kitchens at Claverton Manor , the American Museum near Bath where both the gingerbread and the leaflet giving the recipe are purveyed to the public . |
| 29 | The Cartesian answer would be that they all stand for various kinds of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space like the other substance of Descartes 's dualism , matter . |
| 30 | So far , we have mentioned two possible answers , those of Descartes and Brentano : Descartes 's , in terms of mental activity , a distinguishing mark of the mental being that it is not extended in space ; Brentano 's , in terms of a concept that needs further elucidation , the concept of intentionality . |