Example sentences of "that the [noun prp] ['s] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Voice of Palestine radio reported on Jan. 21 that the PDR 's objectives included " the right to self-determination and the setting up of an independent state led by the PLO " . |
2 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
3 | His primary task as chairman , he says , is to ensure that the IASC 's efforts do come to fruition . |
4 | Prime Minister John Major declared that the IRA 's tactics had failed to change policies by " one single iota " . |
5 | The findings again call into question the Government 's attempt to privatise nuclear power despite constant warnings over the costs The shadow Energy Secretary , Mr Frank Dobson , claimed yesterday that the CEGB 's accounts had been ‘ massaged and adjusted to suit the Government 's privatisation policies ’ . |
6 | It is perfectly correct that , if you compare a group of Broca 's aphasics with a control group and measure ( a ) rate of spontaneous speech ; ( b ) number of function words used ; ( c ) number of prefixes and suffixes used ; ( d ) number of verbs used ; ( e ) complexity of grammatical structure ; and ( f ) accuracy of pronunciation , you will find that the Broca 's aphasics have a lower mean than the control group on all six measures . |
7 | Sergeant-Major Riley was put in charge , and after an altercation with Mayne , Stirling was forced to admit that the Ulsterman 's strengths lay in fighting the enemy rather than in dealing with paperwork . |