Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] that [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Research began with the aim of seeking to establish that any effects of organizational differences are researchable . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , I 'm going to see that this sort of thing never happens again , ’ I said . |
| 3 | For instance , the Tories have made a serious error of judgment in declining to recognise that some change in the manner in which Scotland is governed has become essential . |
| 4 | Instead , the Commission indulged in some verbal gymnastics with : ‘ This work is beginning to suggest that some types of tree grow better in air that has most of the pollution removed from it . ’ |
| 5 | In the types of premises under consideration , having accepted that conventional methods of fire fighting are likely to be ineffective , the success of controlling fire may perhaps no longer be judged in terms of cubic capacity alone . |
| 6 | Having said that any removal of the immunity by section 17 enured for the benefit not only of the person against whom the secondary action was taken but also for that of the employer who was party to the trade dispute , Lord Diplock held that the action by I.T.F. was not protected . |
| 7 | In 1799 , having decided that strict attention to work was undermining his health , Edwards turned his business over to R. H. Evans [ q.v. ] and set up as a gentleman collector . |
| 8 | During the 1940s , the government , having decided that sufficient redistribution of land had taken place , began to concentrate on increasing agricultural productivity . |
| 9 | Having agreed that some form of selection must take place , how do we go about selecting ? |
| 10 | Cunningham had now been wheeled away to bed by an obliging porter , having reached that maudlin stage of inebriation which is most painful for others to bear . |
| 11 | Perhaps this was rough justice for my having ridden that one mile on the workmen 's lorry on the sixth day . |
| 12 | Your failing to note that two periods of years were involved is a serious omission , Another serious omission relates to the quotation attributed to Mr Parrish that ‘ a decrease [ in harp seal population ] can not be ruled out ’ . |
| 13 | But last week he admitted having advised that any application for a licence should emphasise the ‘ peaceful use ’ of the products . |
| 14 | I do not however consider that Viscount Kilmuir was intending to state that any payment in response to any unlawful demand could be recovered . |
| 15 | The replacement of the adjustable peg by floating implies that fewer rules of conduct are necessary for coordinating the system of exchange rates . |