Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] that [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 B is the more radical principle , and in the absence of any special reason to prefer A , and given that writers supporting neutrality say little that bears on the issue , I will assume that the doctrine of neutrality advocates neutrality as in B.
2 We report here that roots in the northern forest consistently lived the longest , principally owing to greater rates of mortality early in the life of roots at the southern site .
3 I read recently that applicants for the Institute of Advanced Motorists test are in the ratio of one woman to four men , but the success rate shows virtually the same number of women passing as men .
4 Note however that proceedings in the High Court brought under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 which , by virtue of s 141 of that Act , must be heard in the county court shall be transferred to the county court rather than being struck out altogether ( s 141(2) ) .
5 His interest in the precedents is exhausted , for this purpose at least , once he is satisfied that according to his conception of law they establish only that mothers at the scene have a right to recover , and this is clear immediately and with no reflection about larger underlying principles whose nature is a matter of dispute .
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