Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [adv] [vb pp] [that] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Put into the language of today , the general principle being there stated is simply that , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied that the courts must give effect to it , United Kingdom legislation is applicable only to British subjects or to foreigners who by coming to the United Kingdom , whether for a short or a long time , have made themselves subject to British jurisdiction .
2 Until then the English had been sailing to places so far from effective Spanish opposition and so thinly populated that the government had not had to provide any help .
3 It was almost as if she was surrounded by a choir , with each person allocated one word , but so well rehearsed that the sentences flowed seamlessly along .
4 On the following day Maxton and Brockway met Arthur Hender who expressed his sympathy with their request but once again repeated that the Labour party would not join any United Front which included the Communist Party .
5 She began with light-hearted repartee , but then quickly realised that the politician was more interested in the problems of Northern Ireland .
6 I blamed my sites , my machine , and myself for this , but never really believed that the areas I was working had been totally worked-out .
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