Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] [that] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of them apparently feel that the move flies in the face of the philosophy expressed in the document prepared by the task force which examined the way ahead for BBC Scotland . |
| 2 | The audience held its breath … and I secretly prayed that the manager would support me — unlike her counterpart at the Philharmonic Hall who earlier this year asked a young disabled woman to leave the hall because she ‘ offended ’ the visiting conductor . |
| 3 | He recorded the seven pieces out of order , however , and I rather wish that the transfer engineers had re-grouped the numbers according to the order of the score . |
| 4 | I idly noted that a brass plate declared that this bit of garden furniture was sacred to someone 's memory . |
| 5 | ROS : I merely suggest that the position of the sun , if it is out , would give you a rough idea of the time ; alternatively , the clock , if it is going , would give you a rough idea of the position of the sun . |
| 6 | I merely propose that the charade of music lessons be terminated . ’ |
| 7 | I personally guarantee that every man , woman and child in this gathering has fifty pounds at his or her disposal . ’ |
| 8 | Which is why I personally ordered that the thing should be tracked twenty-four hours a day . |
| 9 | But it 's a , it 's a problem that , that you 've put your finger on , and this is why I personally think that a lot of this literature is of such a poor quality . |
| 10 | I personally believe that the planting of thousands of new churches ( communities of believers ) is consistent with God 's plans for the United Kingdom today . |
| 11 | I entirely agree that the Act forms a vital part of the resources needed by the security forces to combat terrorism . |
| 12 | I entirely agree that an FME service should be supported by a professional organisation not linked to the police . |
| 13 | I only wish that the House had listened to the present Minister of State , the right hon. Member for Plymouth , Sutton ( Mr. Clark ) 10 years ago when , in March 1981 , in a highly prophetic speech against the views of his Tory colleagues , he said that far from being strong and a threat to the world , the Soviet Union was in the process of retreat and disintegration . |
| 14 | ‘ I only know that the Meeting Notice was sent out according to a list drawn up by the Prime Minister . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I only meant that the coincidence is amazing . ’ |
| 16 | I only pray that the vision which he grasped so clearly for the local church might be taught clearly and then caught by the whole Church of England . |
| 17 | The trees shook , even the ground beneath me shook , as I suddenly realised that a salvo of heavy shells was passing over at tree height , and everyone — including the prisoners — scattered in the direction of the dug-outs ; the salvo hit the ground a short distance away with an almighty roar , the explosions throwing debris over a wide area . |
| 18 | ‘ I much prefer that the woman who lives with me call me by name . ’ |
| 19 | I did n't know why , I just knew that the memory was unwelcome . |
| 20 | Instantly , I just knew that the barn had closed-circuit TV and kicking a company vehicle was a firing squad offence . |
| 21 | I just hope that the Merit Table representatives fully realise the implications of the stand they are taking , ’ said a WRU spokesman . |
| 22 | Can I just mention that the reason why some of the older properties in this village has steeper pitched roofs is not because they 're pantiled now , because originally they were erm , thatched , and the thatch needs a very steep pitch and particularly when there 's a erm a gable end higher than the pantiles , it 's where there was a thatched roof originally , but most of the older properties in this village are only one room wide , so you ca n't get a very big roof on , no matter how steep it is , the proposed houses here are in fact virtually sort of two rooms wide are n't they , so that means they are wide at the eves , I I would personally have thought that erm they could have been pitched a bit less . |
| 23 | I just mean that the school , in the shape of its teachers , expected you to have a go at a lot of things and do well . |
| 24 | May I just say that the majority of people will care for their animals but it is those people who buy , we have s er cases where erm people will turn up on Christmas day and say to their elderly relative , We bought you a puppy . |
| 25 | ca can I just say that the introduction of the Choices booklet need a real bit of it was a bit |
| 26 | can I just add that the information in this , is in fact incorrect . |
| 27 | I already knew that the forebrain roof of the chick was particularly rich in the receptor , and the assay method was fast enough for me to measure it in a couple of hundred brain samples during a single twelve-hour day ( although , inevitably , it took several subsequent days to analyse and calculate all the results ) . |
| 28 | ‘ It just grew and grew , ’ Alan grinned as he talked about the development of the book , ‘ I soon realised that a circular including anecdotes to keep former members in touch was not possible , we had given rise to a book ! ’ |
| 29 | Later , as the aircraft swooped down over many of the fields that were so familiar to me in my detecting rambles around the countryside , I soon realised that the weather had taken its toll on the cropmarks . |
| 30 | ‘ It crossed my mind that I could push open the door and drop the dinghy myself , but I soon realised that the workload would be far too heavy , flying as low as intended for the drop . |