Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rock became aware that the thrilling , magical father , who had taken his young son backstage , on the road , drinking , water-skiiing , was gradually becoming a resentful tyrant . |
| 2 | Mr Sutherland said that the partners at the practice made sure that Dr Almahawi followed safe procedures so that none of his patients was put at risk . |
| 3 | The conditions of employment which accompanied Mr. Claydon 's letter of engagement made clear that the Authority reserved the right of transfer . |
| 4 | The Chancellor made clear that henceforth he would rely more on the narrower definition of money , Mo , and maintain a high exchange rate ( and high interest rates ) to dampen inflation . |
| 5 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 6 | The management became worried that if the calls for encores were to continue the opera , with its three ballets , lasting six hours , would be so long that the nobility would not be home in time for supper . |
| 7 | Expressing his view that the case should go on , the judge made clear that he thought Mr. Gilbert was ‘ a witness of truth and a very accurate and careful one , ’ whereas Mr. Everett was ‘ patently false . ’ |
| 8 | Needless to say the chance of obtaining this rare aeroplane made sure that funds were forthcoming and on May 5 , 1964 Firefly Z2033 , piloted by Tage Paller with observer/engineer Kenneth Skold flew from Gothenberg to Staverton . |
| 9 | That said , the drinks sector seemed relieved that the Chancellor has paid some attention to the risk of driving business across the Channel to the Calais supermarkets , the building sector was prepared to look for possible beneficiaries from the approval the Chancellor has given to rail links in South-east England , oil benefited from the abolition of PRT on new North Sea fields , the motor trade seemed to take the threat of fuel taxes in excess of inflation in its stride , and WH Smith reflected a sense of relief that VAT has not been extended to books and newspapers . |
| 10 | The committee remained convinced that largely unintentional racism was an important factor behind West Indian underachievement , a claim not undermined by the high achievement of Asians , since stereotyped views of them were generally much less negative , and racism might have different effects on different groups . |
| 11 | She caught him again on the way back between oven and table , and sank herself into him once more , but after a moment became conscious that he was having to make a considerable effort to hold the hot saucepan away from her at arm 's length . |
| 12 | At about this time the plaintiff became suspicious that the appellants were minded to sell the property at Westbourne Grove . |
| 13 | But the British team seemed satisfied that they took the most needy cases . |
| 14 | As for his goodness , the attempt to live a Christian life was so much a part of Irwin 's public persona that the legend became current that , arriving in India on Good Friday , he ignored the official ceremonies of welcome and went straight to church . |
| 15 | And the Duke made sure that they no longer gave employment in the studios to these conspirators . |
| 16 | Was it , perhaps , in the 1960s that the notion became clear that no idol can exist without feet of clay ? |
| 17 | While the communiqué made clear that the alliance needed to confront " new security risks and challenges of a global nature " which threatened " common interests " , it was understood that France had expressed strong reservations about NATO extending its responsibilities beyond European frontiers . |
| 18 | The secret was kept until 1690 , when evidence became public that both Charles II and James II had stated that Eikon Basilike was ‘ none of the King 's making , but by Dr Gauden ’ . |
| 19 | To state the identity of a free person made clear that he was not an asocial person but a member of a group of free men . |
| 20 | In Nancy Cruzan 's case the original court became satisfied that this standard had been met after three of her friends testified that , prior to the accident , Nancy had expressed the wish never to live " like a vegetable " . |
| 21 | J. G. had no scientific degree , but his perceptive knowledge of scientists , their research and the needs of a daily newspaper made certain that he did n't fail any of them . |
| 22 | Even the USA , which in the 1980s still seemed sufficiently vast and dominant to deal with its economic problems without taking any notice of anyone else , at the end of that decade became aware that it ‘ had ceded considerable control over its economy to foreign investors … ( who ) now hold the power to help keep the US economy growing , or to help plunge it into recession ’ ( The Wall Street Journal , December 5 , 1988 , p1 ) . |
| 23 | The Soviet leadership appeared concerned that it should ensure for itself a role in any future Middle East peace settlement . |
| 24 | In addition , United States bankers , and beneficiaries of and applicants for the issuance of letters of credit remained concerned that unless the solvency and reliability of the NVOCC could be established by the FMC prior to the issuance of an NVOCC bill , cases of non-existent goods or of unpaid freight or related charges would multiply with the growing number of issuances . |
| 25 | He said recent legislation and jurisprudence made clear that regulators are not liable to investors . |
| 26 | If Tamar tried to sit up until her mother-in-law had retired to her bed , the other woman seemed determined that husband and wife should not be alone together , and Tamar 's aching back would drive her up the stairs , miserably leaving Stephen and his mother chatting by the fire . |
| 27 | Following the retirement from the Court of Brennan , the leading liberal , in early July [ see above ] , the anti-abortionist movement remained optimistic that Roe v. Wade would eventually be overturned . |
| 28 | The reactionary politics of the government made sure that two mistakes of 1933 , left wing division and the aloofness of the C.N.T. to the parliamentary system , were not repeated . |
| 29 | As a result they were often not employed and , even if they were , there was a widespread superstition that the Catholic church made sure that one in twenty ( or was it ten ? ) was faulty , as a sort of divine vengeance . |
| 30 | A second letter in the Library of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania is dated 30 May 1759 , and in this Miller seemed irritated that plants had arrived unnamed and seeds mixed . |