Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [noun] [conj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simon Cormack had been fifteen days in his underground cell , and thirteen since he had answered the question about Aunt Emily and known that his father was trying to get him out . |
| 2 | The reason was , I think , that the Africans were deeply suspicious of Ian Smith and believed that any agreement which was devised to give them full democratic rights would in fact never be implemented . |
| 3 | The Minister knows of the concern about the future of Banbridge hospital and knows that , for many years , the Southern board promised its refurbishment . |
| 4 | Perhaps one or two of them were so blinded by hatred of Lloyd George as to believe that the move would still show up his impotence . |
| 5 | The proposed US-Hong Kong Policy Bill of 1991 stipulated that the USA should develop a coherent policy towards Hong Kong while recognising that it would become part of China . |
| 6 | I 'd like to move a petition containing seven hundred and twelve signatures , residents of Broadstone who request the installation of a pedestrian crossing on Broadstone Lane , bottom end of Shakespeare Drive and propose that it is passed on to the environment committee for consideration . |
| 7 | After his talks with Wörner , Walesa said that Poland did not intend to apply for NATO membership and stressed that a place for the Soviet Union needed to be found within Europe 's security system . |
| 8 | A Foreign Office spokesman said it was too early to consider sanctions against North Korea but added that Britain would consider what steps to take with other signatory states . |
| 9 | Yes , but er I think that erm , before we champion er , or back er people like Mr Yeltsin and say that they rep represent progressive forces , I 'd like to be clear about where those forces see themselves going , because I do n't see nationalism as a progressive force in the er , in the last decade of the twentieth century , I think we need to be concentrating on those people who are trying to build a new international order rather than splitting things up in the Soviet Union in a way which may be catastrophic . |
| 10 | Alison Halford has dropped her sex discrimination case against Merseyside Police and announced that she is to retire on medical grounds with a lump sum payment and pension . |
| 11 | The government first claimed that its forces ( Forças Armadas Populares de Libertaçao de Angola — FAPLA ) had captured the town on Feb. 2 , after killing more than 500 UNITA guerrillas , but this was denied by UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi , who said that the town was firmly under UNITA control and alleged that Soviet and Cuban forces had been involved in the fighting . |
| 12 | Moldan , whose name was on the StB register although he had not been an agent , admitted to meeting with StB agents but declared that " in the conditions in Czechoslovakia at that time it never crossed by mind that I could refuse " . |
| 13 | Joyce Barker has had a long association with Trinity Mill and recalls that the gearing was so light and precise that , even as a child of five , she could easily control the milling process and the sack hoist ! |
| 14 | They did not give their reasons , but Fr Morrow said that they had told him they had carefully studied the Law Lords ' decision to allow feeding tubes to be removed from Mr Bland and felt that they could not serve the summons . |
| 15 | New Scientist noted the dangers from Colorado beetle and said that British Rail scientists had won the railbus war over another story that said ‘ Go-ahead for space platform ’ , causing unfounded optimism in commuters . |
| 16 | This study was carried out to determine the number of haemophilic patients seropositive for HIV antibodies and the mortality from HIV infection and to confirm that young children were not being exposed to the virus . |
| 17 | Data from the New Zealand cot death study show that the prevalence of the prone sleeping position decreased before the campaign in New Zealand and suggest that other publicity , such as that generated by fundraising campaigns , may have had an influence . |
| 18 | He would pray for Timothy Gedge and feel that prayer was n't enough in a chancy world . |
| 19 | We should have gone to Ken Schofield and stated that , as members of the P.G.A . |
| 20 | Barnes radiotracked a group of hares living on Hampshire farmland and found that the animals are very selective foragers . |
| 21 | During the 14 hours prior to surgery the house officer explained the operation again to Mr Reynolds and ensured that he understood what was to happen before he signed the consent form . |
| 22 | Time was impossible to measure down in Chard — it always is when you 're a child — and I remember one day chatting to Uncle Cyril and feeling that I 'd been living there for an age . |
| 23 | Stephen Mitchell , a United Kingdom lawyer representing the two Libyans , was quoted on UK television as saying that Cyprus , Egypt , France or Italy would be acceptable as neutral ground for a trial . |
| 24 | They now wanted to explain all this to Mrs Singh and hoped that I would be able to explain the implications of what they were going to say . |
| 25 | The NUJ instructed its members employed by Dimbleby newspapers not to supply copy to Dimbleby newspapers and argued that , because of their effective identity , TBF ( Printers ) Ltd , as well as T. Bailey Forman Ltd , was an ‘ employer who is party to the dispute ’ between the NUJ and T. Bailey Forman Ltd , within the meaning of that phrase in section 17(3) of the Act of 1980 . |
| 26 | Without saying anything to his wife Lewis drove to Muswell Hill and checked that Adam 's car was in its garage . |
| 27 | I should write to Barry Humphries and explain that the reason I chose him was because I find his style of dressing very amusing and loud , different from everything else . ’ |
| 28 | erm , er and I 'm have to take some time over this , so I think erm in the circumstances the better thing to do would be to adjourn this case till Monday morning and hope that Mr can so arrange his affairs to address me at half past ten on that day , er with Mr and with erm , whatever rights he has to erm deal with matters of this , come up a fresh in reply and to finish off , I 'm gon na leave it like that , a very much , and as I say as far , as far as tomorrow 's concerned that 's er not a difficulty with erm , either Mr informs me which is unlikely or I can , at least get a , make a start , er on the other aspects of the judgement , alright then half past ten on Monday morning |
| 29 | Came a day when your mother walked along the strand at Starr Hills and knew that tomorrow , or the next day , or the day after that , the stupid peasants would come and take away your grannie to the witch-finder , prick her for witch-marks , watch her till she maddened from sleeplessness , then swim her in the river . |
| 30 | Then I read in a magazine about floristry courses at Chipchester College and decided that sounded like me . ’ |