Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] that [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Training events arranged by the RSCM and other organisations seldom attract those who need them most , perhaps for fear that their inadequacies might be revealed .
2 All Wednesday evening and into the night , companies trickled in with announcements that their kit was being used as part of Nynex Corp 's new Nynex Enterprise Services high capacity digital private line service ( CI No 2,148 ) : the system will use more than 100 Sparcserver systems from Sun Microsystems Computer Corp to provide the services , and they will use Tivoli Systems Inc 's software to manage the services ; Dynatech Corp 's Parallax Graphics unit supplied its XVideo system to display digital video coming from up to two channels of live video display and one-channel video output , and Synernetics Inc , based in North Billerica , Massachusetts says it will supply a switching hub for the Enterprise Fibre Distributed Data Interface part of the system .
3 The drifting phase of its life puts it at the mercy of all kinds of hungry animals , from other stationary filter-feeders to fish , so in order that its species shall survive , a mollusc must produce great numbers of eggs .
4 It would be all over town that her son wrote pornography .
5 It is only by convention that our alphabet represents the sounds it does .
6 Sun has wisely isolated its competitor as Hewlett-Packard Co , currently the performance leader , and is going to go head-on with claims that its boxes beat comparable HP Snakes on a sheer performance basis , let alone the price/performance ratios .
7 They skimmed low , passing so close to Simon that their wings beat at his head .
8 Coniston School principal Madeleine Harvey hit back yesterday at claims that her teachers could not cater for four-year-old Nicholas .
9 The Special Claims Control squads also harass women directly by threats that their benefit will be stopped and with soft talk about men sponging off women .
10 Rosa has to come to terms not only with what her inheritance means to her but also with accusations that her parents ' brand of Communist radicalism ducks the real issue — the oppression of the black majority by the white minority .
11 He should have been with the girl from the petrol station half an hour ago , but he was too eaten up with jealousy that his dear amigo , Luke , had taken that white-haired she-devil out for a drink .
12 He came so often to check up on Faye that his presence was hardly cause for special comment , let alone celebration .
13 At Kensington Palace and Highgrove the couple entertained little , so rarely in fact that their butler Allan Fisher described working for the Wales 's as ‘ boring ’ .
14 So what did you get out of Eddie that my sergeant failed to spot ? ’
15 If you do n't receive Housing Benefit or Income Support you should apply now in order that your application can be dealt with at an early date .
16 She blinked , so deep in thought that his voice took her by surprise .
17 It was n't until lunchtime that my boss drew my attention to the strange ‘ hairband ’ I was wearing .
18 Di was putting on a brave face today amidst speculation that their marriage is undergoing a serious rift is threatening to eclipse their visit to South Korea the first by members of the Royal Family .
19 Dad was always the politest of men , but we were never in doubt that his respect was given for character only , never for mere rank or status , and there seems to be a streak of non-conformity in all his descendants so far .
20 It was never in dispute that her action in removing them from Australia was unlawful in the context of article 3 of the Convention .
21 They agreed to go quietly on condition that their leader , Ian Morrison , was allowed to negotiate with AW management .
22 They agreed to go quietly on condition that their leader , Ian Morrison , could negotiate with AW management .
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