Example sentences of "that [noun prp] be [verb] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ATP could always come up with a few money-spinners in its annual output , but the lavish location and studio work on Whom the Gods Love , Dean 's film on the life of Mozart , irritated board chairman Sir Stephen Courtauld , who began to argue that Dean was doing too much stage work , and had alienated George Formby . |
| 2 | JC : Would you agree , Peter , that there was a feeling at this time that Ben was receiving too much attention and that there was a kind of resentment kicking about amongst musicians ? |
| 3 | Not so , the managing director knew that Jefferson was knocking off one of the other director 's wives , but much worse than that there had been some really dirty work going on with Martinez . |
| 4 | We were all very sorry to learn that Jean was taken seriously ill just prior to the Christmas holiday resulting from a brain haemorrhage . |
| 5 | Diodorus ' narrative of Sicily at this time is in a way superior to that of Thucydides , who in his introduction to the Athenian expedition against Sicily in 415–413 undertakes to explain his view that Athens was biting off more than she could chew . |
| 6 | She watched her throat move as if swallowing , and realised that Estelle was gulping down great mouthfuls of the liquid . |
| 7 | We have heard that Nissan is spending about 15 per cent . |
| 8 | An eight-wicket win meant that Lloyd was hoisting yet another trophy to the heavens . |
| 9 | Defence Secretary Rifkind is reported to be grateful for support from the fourteen military minded Conservatives whose confidential letter to the Prime Minister was somehow left lying on a copying machine for a Labour researcher to find , but he is irritated by the leak , an insider murmurs that Malcolm 's notching up black marks for the future . |
| 10 | The American environmentalists concluded that Watt was guided as much by Reagan as God , and indeed that many of Reagan 's appointments reflected the anti-environmental streak running through the White House . |
| 11 | The Admiralty would probably say something to the effect that Crabb was testing highly secret equipment that could not be discussed in detail and had unfortunately drowned . |
| 12 | Foreign Affairs Minister Theo Ben Gurirab , addressing on April 30 the UN General Assembly special session on economic co-operation [ see p. 37476 ] , said that Namibia was drawing up foreign investment legislation to provide the guarantees which " international investors normally expect " , with special incentives for projects promoting investment and training . |
| 13 | Part of her was proud and delighted that Constance was learning so much but another , darker side was clouded by jealousy . |
| 14 | However misinterpretation is always possible and it is also very possible that Bill is picking up other signals about John which John is not aware he 's sending . |
| 15 | It was n't until the Citation had taken off that Kate was made frighteningly aware that her father had indeed been busy on her behalf . |
| 16 | Notwithstanding the fact that Dirks was found not guilty , the tests laid down in the case are of great significance : a tipper 's liability is contingent upon the purpose of his action ; while a tippee 's liability is limited to those situations where he knows or ought reasonably to know of the insider 's breach of duty . |
| 17 | To quell them she said that April was looking very pretty in her yellow track suit . |
| 18 | Sophia noticed with mingled pity and satisfaction that Ianthe was looking extremely plain in her sickness , with red nose and eyes , pale lips , and straggling hair . |
| 19 | Well I mean did you I mean she knows that Emma was sleeping here last night does n't she ? |