Example sentences of "[adv] that [pron] [noun] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1747 the postmaster of Stirling was one of the magistrates , Bailie Maiben , and it was made clear enough that his job was at stake in the political contest of that year , for Sir Peter Halkett of Pitfirrane , one of the candidates seeking to represent the district in parliament , complained to Lord Milton that the bailie |
| 2 | She looked up at him , wide-eyed , then knelt down , so that her head was below the sill . |
| 3 | He drew her to him , so that her head was near his waist , in a stiff sort of way because she did not give in to the embrace . |
| 4 | Rose perched on a stool so that her face was on a level with Lily and the woman had to look at her . |
| 5 | She had stepped aside , so that her face was in shadow . |
| 6 | Bend forward , keeping knees slightly bent to avoid strain , and put your shoulder under the person 's arm so that their arm is over your back . |
| 7 | In a pendentive method of construction the triangular spaces between the square section and the circular base of the hemisphere are built as if they are parts of a lower and larger dome so that their section is like that of an arch carried across the diagonal of the square space to be covered . |
| 8 | Turn to face your right leg so that your torso is in line with your right leg . |
| 9 | He turned so that his back was to the sloping granite wall and pulled her up . |
| 10 | He felt as if Simon were lifting him by the collar and dangling him so that his feet were off the earth and his toes straining to reach something . |
| 11 | Does Dr Starkie 's reading of Madame Bovary contain all the responses which I have when I read the book , and then add a whole lot more , so that my reading is in a way pointless ? |
| 12 | I hit the door handle and did a dip and shuffle so that my head was below the knife slash arc and made an undignified but unscathed exit , taking the keys with me . |
| 13 | Paying tribute to Miss Slater , Mr Wakerley said she had the ‘ ability and courage ’ to keep her head realising ‘ quite literally that her life was in his hands . ’ |
| 14 | FILM cameraman Mike Benson , 42 , who is ‘ feeling pretty good ’ after two days trapped in a Hawaiian volcano , was told yesterday that his rescue is to be made into a film . |
| 15 | ‘ What does it take to convince you ? ’ she demanded sharply over rising despair , wondering why she was even bothering to try now that their affair was in its death throes . |
| 16 | Now that her sons were off her hands , and Olivia , at twelve , the only one of the children whose education was not completed , Dinah felt able to dismiss the tutor and his wife , with a warmly written reference for long and faithful service . |
| 17 | I could see her now that my eyes were in the shadow of a branch . |
| 18 | There are also plans to further develop the cereal processing at Girvan — something which Mr Sandy says will occupy him now that his nephew is in place as managing director : ‘ It 'll keep me out of mischief . ’ |
| 19 | It 'll be a very , could be a very vague letter just say you remember we wrote to you some time ago that your plan was in arrears , we 've never had this money and we 're now notifying you that we 're gon na collect the arrears on your ne c payment . |
| 20 | Had she known then that her life was in jeopardy ? |
| 21 | To do this he must assure himself that , on the day he is nominated as a candidate , he is 21 years of age or over , a British subject or a citizen of the Irish Republic and either that his name is on the register of electors in the local government area for which he intends to stand as a candidate , or that he has resided in the area ( or , in the case of a parish or community , within three miles of the area ) for a period of one year , or that he has occupied as owner or tenant land in the area for one year , or that his principal or only place of work has been in the area for one year . |
| 22 | I believe therefore that our music is to be recognized by its melodies , and that it is highly important that they be distinctive , with clear-cut , decisive shapes . |