Example sentences of "to the [noun sg] [noun pl] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only possible savings would be from reductions in the number of teachers in the maintained schools , which would come about if parents were to stick to the survey preferences that they indicated for the independent sector . |
| 2 | Now if that is really saying to the water users that it 's down to you , there are genuine concerns of conservation and I think they are , there is a real problem in some areas . |
| 3 | It is significant that certain of the institutionalized practices that are commonly found in developing countries and that have evolved as a protection for family well-being actually impair the quality of family life and add to the life hazards that its members experience . |
| 4 | Bernard Buckley had been trapped under rubble after an explosion destroyed the house , but James Sutherland had pretended to the emergency services that there was no-one inside , it was claimed in court . |
| 5 | The charge alleges that although he knew Mr Buckley , of Prince Regent Street , Leith , had been trapped after the blast , Sutherland pretended to the emergency services that there was no-one in the house . |
| 6 | Mr Buckley died under tons of rubble but the jury deleted from the charge an allegation that after staggering clear , Sutherland had pretended to the emergency services that there was no-one inside . |
| 7 | The Commission subsequently issued an interim measures decision which , amongst other things , required Akzo 's UK subsidiary to return to the profit levels that it had been applying before the alleged threats were made and implemented . |
| 8 | Within minutes he had reached the streets leading to the allotment gardens that he would skirt , to find the phone box he had been using all the time he had been in hiding . |
| 9 | And there were occasions when banter and humour were used by low-ranking officers to convey the impression to the section police that they should go easy on the number of ‘ skulls ’ ( prisoners ) they accrued because of the excessive paperwork it was causing . |
| 10 | Although Blake may have given the impression to the prison authorities that he had accepted his sentence and settled down to serve it ( it would surely have been odd had he done otherwise ) , in reality neither he nor the KGB had any intention of him remaining in prison a day longer than necessary . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've put out a call to the hospital personnel that we 're low on blood and some of them have volunteered to come in . |
| 12 | It was clear to the research nurses that they needed the RCN 's administrative and financial backing in order to get a national association off the ground . |