Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [verb] [that] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curiously , Gill and Jackson are aware of the problem of identity confusion but believe that it can be avoided if black children are placed transracially when very young : ‘ it is possible that older black children may , by the time a placement has occurred , have already internalised a definition of themselves as being black and that this definition may jeopardise the possibility of integration and emotional identification within a white family ’ ( p. 138 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ We were just shocked after the robbery but felt that it could have been a lot worse and no great harm had been done to anybody . |
| 3 | The mother in yesterday 's case , Audrey Hamilton , said she was pleased at the outcome but knew that it may take the country 's highest civil court , the House of Lords , to resolve the issue finally . |
| 4 | Hadley acknowledges there is a possibility that opportunities may arise to represent Japan at international level but stresses that he would not consider selection if it in any way jeopardized his standing with the Canadian Rugby Union . |
| 5 | McKenna , the new Home Secretary , again pledged his personal support but insisted that he could not guarantee the bill government time . |
| 6 | She wanted to kneel down next to her friend but felt that she would be trying to get close to the untouchable . |
| 7 | He stressed the importance of TNT and its effect on customer service but said that he would like to see it developed more in sales as well as manufacturing . |
| 8 | CBHPs also hold that ‘ every citizen is entitled to effective and accessible health services … at all times and at any given stage of the peoples ’ development but recognize that they can not provide these services . |
| 9 | It is certainly worth taking advantage of the Use-Wysiwyg command on the Services menu but notice that it can only be used in SHEET mode . |
| 10 | In a veiled reference to a recent Kurdish motion endorsing the creation of a de facto Kurdish state in northern Iraq [ see p. 39164 ] , they pledged to co-operate in maintaining Iraq 's territorial integrity but stressed that they would not interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq 's Kurdish , Sunni and Shia populations . |
| 11 | ‘ I was n't intending to play singles league tennis that season but suggested that I might be able to help out the youngsters and we won most of our matches 5–0 or 4–1 , ’ said Minnis . |
| 12 | ( The precise scope of executive privilege was unclear : the only Supreme Court ruling on the doctrine — the 1974 decision against Nixon — found it to have a basis in the Constitution but adjudicated that it should not provide an impediment to criminal prosecution . ) |
| 13 | Kriel described the force as being committed to impartiality but warned that it would " never be crippled to the point where the SAP is scared to act against unrest " . |
| 14 | Dave breathed a sigh of relief but realised that he would have to prepare himself for another day . |
| 15 | Then , perhaps a little frightened by his own rhetoric but thinking that he might as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb , he increased the figure to 1 million . |
| 16 | Similarly , it the Insured considered the risk to the camera but decided that it would be safer in a locked car than taking it to where he was going he could demonstrate that precautions were taken even if they subsequently proved inadequate and the car was broken into and the camera stolen . |
| 17 | The pilot radioed his plight but added that he would try and land anyway . |
| 18 | He had wanted to make the £1,000 target but hopes that he can raise the balance when he runs in the Luton and Brussels half marathons — and possibly the New York marathon — later this year . |
| 19 | So far as NATO was concerned , de Gaulle recognised the value of alliances in traditional diplomacy but believed that they should also preserve the military and diplomatic independence of their members . |