Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [that] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tenants , on the other hand , had long since realised that if they could n't boil a kettle or breathe and do all the things normal families do without causing condensation dampness , then there must be something wrong with the houses , not with the people who live in them . |
| 2 | Studies of children who learn music successfully suggest that whilst routines are important , there is also a case for ‘ focused periods ’ during which music might occupy longer and more sustained periods of attention — as part of a project , for example , or in preparation for a performance . |
| 3 | Peter said he thought Lydia White ( Linguistics/McGill , Montreal ) had still not placed her book on universal grammar with a publisher although Tim Blakey has since reported that when he contacted her when he was there last week , she refused to see ‘ yet another publisher ’ . |
| 4 | Palace aides secretly expect that if a divorce did take place , Charles would renounce his right to the throne . |
| 5 | We are merely suggesting that if the right hon. Member for Chingford has information he must place it before the appropriate authorities . |
| 6 | I could only presume that as this was April they were concerned with spawning and were only doing all the strange things that other species do when pre-occupied with that activity . |
| 7 | It not take him long to realize that if the police wanted someone to carry the can , then Dirk Coetzee was heading for death row . |
| 8 | I suddenly realized that unless one of the off duty staff had returned very early , there could be no one on board . ’ |
| 9 | I suddenly realized that if she suspected I knew of her guilt , she might attack me . |
| 10 | As for the barking dragoman , Gustave merely records that when they heard the village dog in the distance , he ordered the policeman to fire his pistol in the air . |
| 11 | Do n't you think they 're only using that as |
| 12 | I can only stress that when we return to our dingy little squats after a hard day baiting rock gods and ignoring letters from readers , there 's nothing we like better than a long listen to Pink Floyd 's ‘ Animals ’ or Mr Oldfield 's ‘ Ommadawn ’ while soaking our horny feet in a scalding bowl of mushroom chow mein . |
| 13 | She had long realised that while Luther Reynolds lived , David would always be there to pander to his every whim . |
| 14 | They were sharp enough to realize that if they joined the party cell , they would likewise be cut off from their fellows for other reasons . |
| 15 | ‘ The situation could arise whereby we all own different bits of the same story but we will only know that when we go to one of the television networks with a proposal . ’ |
| 16 | At first he was really quiet but I kinda changed that because I treated him like my brother by punching him ! ’ |
| 17 | Miranda said , ‘ People only say that when they ca n't think of any other reason for doing something damned stupid . ’ |
| 18 | Section 10 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and s.213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 together provide that if in the course of winding up it appears that any business of the company has been carried on with intent to defraud creditors of the company or other persons , or for any fraudulent purpose , the liquidator may apply to the court for a declaration that any persons who were knowingly parties to such fraudulent trading are liable to make such contributions to the company 's assets as the court thinks proper . |
| 19 | I 've lived in this town long enough to know that when people are talking about a picture in a certain way you do n't need to spend a lot of money on hype , just a little in the right media and the nominations start piling up . |
| 20 | She knew herself well enough to know that if he challenged her account in the latter mode she 'd almost certainly lose her temper with him , and then the atmosphere between them , which had been ( with the exception of his overtures ) so easy and undemanding , would be spoiled . |
| 21 | Masklin had lived in the Store long enough to know that where there was a lamp , there was a wire . |
| 22 | Soon EG found that as with stereo it was possible to change one 's position in a room without spoiling the quadraphonic effect . |
| 23 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
| 24 | I 'm not spying on him , so forget that if you 've got any such idea . ’ |
| 25 | The project resource sheet is so designed that once you 've allocated the resources , it is now relatively easy to transfer those res resources over to the project plan . |
| 26 | That is why I can not find it within me to sympathise with the poor punters who once besieged the offices of the Daily Mail demanding their £35,000 in prize money only to find that when the music stopped there were more winners than chairs for them to sit upon . |
| 27 | She very much doubted that when she got home , if she ever did , she would think it worth asking her mother . |
| 28 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 29 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 30 | But the narrow idea of bindingness does not in itself take us to a real ‘ ought ’ , to a genuine obligation ; it only says that if you are going to play the game of law this involves taking the rules and decisions as mandatory or non-optional . |