Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The offence carries a power of arrest where a constable reasonably suspects that a person is committing an offence under the section , is triable summarily only , and punishable with six months or a fine to level 5 . |
| 2 | It was held by Lords Hailsham , Cross and Fraser , with Lords Simon and Edmund-Davies dissenting , that there can be no conviction for rape where a man honestly believes that a woman consents to sexual intercourse and that his belief did not have to be reasonable . |
| 3 | The basis for charging stamp duty on VAT-inclusive rent where the lease is silent on the ability to charge VAT , or a lease specifically states that VAT is not recoverable by the landlord , is explained in some detail by the Stamp Office . |
| 4 | Again , the provisions broadly only apply to acts in the UK and it is a defence to show that a person reasonably believed that his act or conduct would not create and impression that was false or misleading . |
| 5 | ‘ Is it meaner than a place so foul that you ca n't bear to touch your own skin except to brush off the things crawling over you ? ’ |
| 6 | tt They 'd got two handles which was b made it mobile , two wheels , and used it Have four sacks at the end of this threshing engine , hanging on little hooks , and and a bloke there seeing that it got filled alright and it when it was full , they used to run this thing underneath a sack , crank it up by hand , like that , till they got it to the required height , then nestle it on their shoulders , you see there was a There 's a there 's an art in carrying c In carrying coal and there 's an art in carrying corn and there 's an art in carrying beef . |
| 7 | ‘ In many instances all that will be needed will be advice on the improvements necessary and a check later to ensure that they have been made ’ , while more serious problems need firm action . |
| 8 | The government on July 18 took direct control of the State Property Agency ( SPA ) , whose officials had been members of the former communist government , and a week later announced that the head of the SPA , Istvan Tompe , would be replaced by Lajos Crepi ( former vice-president of the old post office ) . |
| 9 | But what looks like a lock-up just means that the program needs time to respond before any further keys are struck — a ‘ wait ’ sign or similar signal could be usefully displayed here . |
| 10 | If a constable reasonably suspects that an arrestable offence has been committed , he or she may detain anyone whom he or she reasonably suspects to be guilty of it . |
| 11 | The accepted convention is that , if a minister specifically requests that his or her dissent be recorded , it is so recorded . |
| 12 | ‘ I ’ , ‘ me ’ or ‘ mine ’ are words that are frequently heard in the classroom , as a child proudly announces that he has ‘ built a big tower ’ or ‘ got one like that ’ , or as he asserts himself by virtue of possession , ‘ That 's mine ’ . |
| 13 | It is the moment , he wrote , when a man suddenly realizes that there is no tomorrow , no second chance , only today , this chance , now . |