Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [conj] [vb -s] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the explanation of a high standards and routines specification as symptomatic of the desire to be satisfied is correct , one would expect some relationship between this measure and answers to the ‘ Do you like housework ? ’ question . |
| 2 | The minister himself recognizes this portrait but delights in the political clout he has as the treasury man on many such committees , able to range over the whole field of policy . |
| 3 | You should see this piece that co this , this girl that comes into the long black hair she goes , she got like and she 's she 's small right , and s really skinny and she got massive like that |
| 4 | Not only was the advent of computing perhaps rather longer and more protracted than in some other disciplines , but invariably it is the case that the very nature of computer application in history is rather different , and it is this difference that lies at the root of the oncoming problem . |
| 5 | Administrative records describe the Grands hautbois as a four-part ensemble , and this scoring is confirmed in a volume of music for this group that belongs to the Philidor Collection in the Bibliothèque Nationale . |
| 6 | The main road between Bretonnia and the Empire runs through this forest and climbs over the Axe Bite Pass . |
| 7 | It is this concept that lies at the back of R. P. A. Edwards ' attack on dial-access retrieval systems : |
| 8 | I have tasted of the hidden honey of this lotus that expands on the ocean of light , and thus am I blessed — let this be my parting word . |
| 9 | It is this conundrum that lies at the very heart of the Section 28 debate — not to mention Labour 's problems with it . |
| 10 | A count is kept of the element in this array that corresponds to the latest word position . |
| 11 | It is the withdrawal of this assurance that contributes to the widespread dissatisfaction with home life in a tower block . |
| 12 | The line manager recognises that the staff manager has greater knowledge and expertise on this subject and acquiesces in the carrying out of the prescribed steps of the procedure . |
| 13 | He calculates the location and properties of this cloud and asks for a research grant to send up a satellite to test his calculations . |
| 14 | Conference , I ask you to support this motion that calls for a publicity campaign to name those employers and establishments that exploit th their staff so they can make a fat profit , and to update the hotel list . |
| 15 | ‘ This thing that goes over the camel . |