Example sentences of "that [subord] [art] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The impression I have is that once the Brabham-taming begins he wo n't have time to speak to us again , never mind buy lunches . |
| 2 | The advantage for the butterfly is that if a bird seizes it by the wings , and is reminded of some earlier unpleasant experience with the species and its toxin , it will release the insect unharmed : a bluejay that has never seen a monarch butterfly will readily catch and eat it ; but within 15–30 minutes the toxins in the butterfly 's body cause the bird to vomit , and one such encounter is sufficient to make a bluejay avoid monarchs thereafter . |
| 3 | I decided , for example , that if a parent told me they had dreamt about having a ‘ Down 's baby ’ before the birth — in the medical literature , this is a classic after-the-event self-deception — they had in fact had such a dream . |
| 4 | if I strike a child in a manner likely to cause harm it is right that if the child dies I may be charged with manslaughter . |
| 5 | Mickie then and there decided that if the opportunity arose he would team up with Raoul on future helicopter design . |
| 6 | SIR — After watching the England soccer team 's drab display in Prague , I am tempted to say that if the FA send them out in a nondescript kit , their performance will mirror their appearance . |
| 7 | He said that if the SS took them away , would I go to a certain street in Berlin , to a certain family and tell them . |
| 8 | Is it not clear that the northern Cypriots are afraid that if the troops go they will simply be overrun ? |
| 9 | You know , if the erm that if the family think you 're going to actually take the child off them because they 're not looking after it properly , then I mean obviously they 're not perhaps going to be as frank with you as they might otherwise . |
| 10 | For I assure you that people who do not travel ( I mean those who cultivate the arts and learning ) are indeed miserable creatures ; and I protest that unless the Archbishop allows me to travel every second year , I ca n't possibly accept the engagement . |
| 11 | One of the many advantages of a delicensed black cab is that unless the cops know it 's delicensed , the chances of getting pulled for not wearing a seat-belt are fairly remote . |
| 12 | The Shah continued , every year , to ask for increased aid , and constantly threatened that unless the US provided it , he would turn neutralist or even move towards the Russians . |
| 13 | He had seen Caballeros make his 3 and knew that unless the Spaniard cracked he would need to finish with two birdies himself . |
| 14 | He had thought that because the Government allowed them to be on sale ‘ they must be OK ’ . |
| 15 | Mrs Theresa Briscoe , a widow with a farm within 500 yards of the mine told the Irish Times that since the mine opened she had lost four horses and some fifty cattle and sheep to lead poisoning . |
| 16 | Andrew Neil , editor of the Sunday Times , described it as a ‘ busybody 's charter ’ and added that while the MPs said they were trying to protect small people they were really protecting themselves . |
| 17 | It was the custom at that time that when a worker married he was allowed to make himself a chair in the company 's time ; this was called a ‘ marriage chair ’ . |
| 18 | But , I must claim , as a patient , that when a doctor tells you there is nothing wrong with your heart , and it is backed up by four colleagues who diagnose a hiatus hernia , the feeling of relief is enormous . |
| 19 | So aware of the ‘ internationalism of art ’ ( he told the story himself ) that when a journalist asked him who the great French artists were , he replied : ‘ Why , Picasso , Modigliani , Lipchitz , Stravinsky ’ — a Spaniard , an Italian and two Russians . |
| 20 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 21 | Two lights are mounted so that when the beams meet he 'll be at just the right height . |
| 22 | He said that when the Government realised it faced defeat on amendment 27 it had produced a second legal opinion . |
| 23 | I knew what I was doing ; I was thoroughly prepared ; but that did n't mean that when the day came I was n't in a state of nervous collapse . |
| 24 | I know that this means that when the revolution comes I 'll be the first against the wall , but I like this . |
| 25 | I am sure that when the Minister speaks he will say that one can not discriminate against one group of private sector employers . |
| 26 | I hope that when the Minister replies he will treat this matter seriously . |
| 27 | The official report from the hospital stated that when the President arrived he was in a state of complete coma , with no recordable blood pressure or pulse , ‘ the eyes wide open , with no response to light ’ , and no reflexes anywhere . |
| 28 | David was so upset about the prospect of going to a day centre that when the ambulance arrived he had uncharacteristic temper tantrums on the doorstep . |
| 29 | He told me that when the vaporetto arrived he had noticed something strange about it . |
| 30 | I mean they 've got to understand that when the teacher tells them to do something that |