Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To say either that someone acts authoritatively or that someone is responsible for his actions may depend upon the possibility of ascribing mental states or capacities but neither is merely a shorthand way of ascribing them . |
| 2 | She deserved better than that they should grow into thugs , and they ultimately let her down by disappointing her dream of two perfect boys . |
| 3 | She had n't told him much except that she did not like her neighbour Fireman Mosse and blamed him for the death of his wife . |
| 4 | Almost every interview ended with ‘ I do n't remember much except that it was snowing … ’ or words to that effect . |
| 5 | Mrs Browning did not wish to hold him , saying she feared her arms were not strong enough and that her cough might disturb him . |
| 6 | At the same time , we recognise that unity is not enough and that we need to discuss strategies for action , ways of mobilising , organising etc . |
| 7 | As he had already been interviewed four times and been in police custody for over 24 hours , the expectation would be that a solicitor might well consider that , at least for that evening , enough was enough and that he ought to advise his client not to answer further questions … . |
| 8 | The official told me that the form was not enough and that I needed a letter from my dad saying he lived alone . |
| 9 | A newspaper interview with the very successful American actress Brook Shields quoted her as saying that she constantly worries ‘ that I 'm not pretty enough , that I 'm too fat , that I 'm not smart enough and that I 'm not a good enough actress ’ . |
| 10 | Blanche had increasingly come to accept that doing her best was good enough and that she did not need to measure herself against some ideal standard . |
| 11 | It was held that a normal examination would have involved looking inside and that they could not complain of defects in the glue which an inspection inside would have revealed . |
| 12 | and it was as simple as that , it was only until that I got all the paperwork from Germany that the letters and one thing and another , but somebody in there said to them well you 're talking rubbish cos the girl 's telling you the truth |
| 13 | You will probably find that this comes naturally and that you are happier and more confident than you thought you would be . |
| 14 | In all sex offence cases juries are warned that that it is ‘ dangerous ’ to accept the word of the alleged victim alone and that they should look for corroboration . |
| 15 | Further studies showed that this effect on anomal weight and pellet consumption was not seen with the addition of porcine colipase alone and that there was a significant reduction in total weight of food consumed at six hours when 10 µg synthetic VPDPR was given intraperitoneally . |
| 16 | The struggle between the NGC and the PLO leadership was one of several important developments which persuaded the people in the West Bank and Gaza that neither the Arab states nor the PLO were capable of liberating them militarily or diplomatically and that it was pointless to continue to hope for a solution from the outside . |
| 17 | A further point was taken by Mr. Scrivener that the decisions referred to in the subsection can only be made by the Secretary of State personally and that he may not delegate or transfer the power to make the decision to a minister of state , as happened in the case of Mr. Pegg . |
| 18 | Since most women did marry , most teenage girls assumed that they would do so and that they would give up work then . |
| 19 | We recognise that logically this demands a transfer of resources and effort from the former to the latter , that in the words I have so often quoted , some social services are ‘ excessive ’ and others ‘ inadequate ’ — that it was bound to be so and that it is so . |
| 20 | Approach road junctions with great care , consider your road position and your speed , drive on only when you are sure it is safe to do so and that you will not block the junction , watch out for long vehicles which maybe turning left or right , at the junction ahead , but which may have to use to make a turn , when waiting to emerge at a junction , do not assume that a vehicle approaching from the right which is signalling with it 's left hand direction indicator would turn left , wait to make sure do you know what I mean ? |
| 21 | All we know is that Nicola was due to meet him at nine o'clock and that he did n't turn up . |
| 22 | Well because the labour in say this country is over productive , this has an awful lot of categories attached to each unit of labour , that 's why labour is very productive , is that you for each unit of labour employed there might be ten units of capital , I E there are chemicals etcetera , the reason why erm this this pressure on the land in say Africa , Africa , even though the density of population was much less and that there 's virtually no capital there , right , so in order to produce the food , you know the labour has to till the soil by hand and spread the seed by hand |
| 23 | As is usual , our report is provided on the basis that it is for your information only and that it will not be quoted or referred to , in whole or in part , without our prior written consent . |
| 24 | Indeed , they would prefer that any agreements they reach with the UK should be the result of direct exchanges between governments without any contribution from the individuals to be affected ; they further argue that the role of the colony 's legislative council is consultative only and that it has no legal authority . |
| 25 | I 've a feeling that , that probably they are all together and that they are safe because I think the , the , the , the Soviets are probably trying to , to damp down the issue now by keeping quiet on it , because I think they 've been very rattled . |
| 26 | He told me he was n't planning to see Mum straightaway but that he 'd call round in a couple of days to comfort her . |
| 27 | Written in careful English , it had told her little except that her name had been suggested to him by a Kevin Roberts , who had tutored briefly at her old art school , and knew their London gallery . |
| 28 | A letter card came from France , but it told them little except that he was well and a letter followed . |
| 29 | When Kenneth Clarke first told us of his ideas these and other flaws were so obvious that many of us assumed that either we had analysed the situation incorrectly or that he too had spotted the pitfalls and had the solutions up his sleeve . |
| 30 | Nothing had changed outside except that there was more grass and fewer leaves mixed with the foam . |