Example sentences of "[num] [noun] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eight institutions replied that they were no longer engaged in teacher education , others that there was no time , or no member of staff available to complete the questionnaire . |
| 2 | At 11.57 ITN reported that 12 results were now in . |
| 3 | The 1971 census showed that the relevant postcode sector held almost the highest proportion ( 23% ) of residents not born in Scotland of any sector in the rural high oil worker category , and indeed one of the highest in Scotland . |
| 4 | Schank [ 1972 ] drew up a list of 12-15 primitive actions that he claims underlie the meaning of all active verbs , of which a number are listed below : |
| 5 | In his speech before the Indian Parliament in December 1980 Brezhnev denied that the Soviet Union posed a threat to the Gulf Soviet leaders proposed sureties for Western interests in Gulf oil and by 1981 expressed their readiness ‘ to take part in a settlement of the situation around Afghanistan … linked with matters of Persian Gulf security ’ . |
| 6 | At peace talks with Sawyer in Yamoussoukro , Côte d'Ivoire , on June 30 Taylor announced that there would be no more fighting and that the war was over . |
| 7 | In a broadcast address on June 2 Chadli said that he had confidence in the " political maturity " of Algerians , and claimed that " some elements " had been misleading " their activists … who are loyal nationalists " . |
| 8 | On Aug. 22 Abdullah stated that there had been 170 bomb explosions in the state in the previous 12 months . |
| 9 | Also on Dec. 2 Baker announced that he was appealing to the House of Lords against an Appeal Court ruling of Nov. 29 which had declared him personally in contempt of court over his decision in May to cancel the return flight to the UK of a deported Zaïrean citizen , although a High Court judge had ordered a stay on the latter 's removal . |
| 10 | After submitting a sample of their photographic work , finalists had 30 minutes to recreate that look in front of a live audience at the show . |
| 11 | On Oct. 30 Talabani warned that the government planned an economic blockade against parts of Kurdistan , and claimed that civil services were being withdrawn in a move tantamount to " a declaration of economic war " . |
| 12 | Once outside , however , I barely needed 30 steps to realise that something was wrong . |
| 13 | The negative correlation we have found between MCTT and breath H 2 excretion suggests that with shorter transit times more carbohydrates are spilled into the colon . |
| 14 | Unfortunately all the evidence of the last 12 months suggests that while Gooch 's batting ability remains invaluable , England would do better under a more imaginative skipper , if one could only be found . |
| 15 | Hilton comments : All through Scale 2 Hilton implies that the pursuit of this inner calling is open to all : He is careful not to be over-precise in formulating rules of practice which might not be helpful to all temperaments and all needs . |
| 16 | The oil supply to the Mazeikiai oil refinery was restored on June 30 , and on July 2 Ryzhkov confirmed that the entire range of economic sanctions against Lithuania was being ended . |
| 17 | Schwartz also has over 300 merchandisers to ensure that all of its stores are kept well-stocked . |
| 18 | The 1989–90 Committee recommended that this should be provided at the earliest opportunity , as an adjunct to the permanent televising of the House . |
| 19 | On July 30 Jumblatt announced that the ( PSP ) Health and Social Affairs Minister Marwan Hamadah had resigned from the government on July 28 . |
| 20 | A revaluation of the brewer 's 1,600 pubs showed that they are now worth £255million more than their book value . |
| 21 | The decision on membership , for which the government had applied in mid-1989 , followed investigations into national commercial practices and negotiations with 12 countries to ensure that the requirements of GATT would be met . |
| 22 | Environmental quality appraisals over the past 30 years showed that the nuclear industry had had an " inconsiderable " effect on the country 's environment , he said . |
| 23 | In June 1788 Clarkson proposed that the London committee promote widespread agitation through forming local committees . |
| 24 | What 3i has done is demonstrate that the clearing banks in the UK have collectively over forty years ensured that there is access to long-term development capital for British industry . |
| 25 | In a message published in the Basque-language newspaper Egin on March 12 ETA noted that its bombs were directed against " military targets " and called for the resumption of negotiations with the government on a truce . |
| 26 | ( On Jan. 22 Modrow announced that Uta Nickel had resigned as Finance Minister . |
| 27 | It had already formed local pacts with the SzDSz in five counties , but on March 30 Antall announced that the HDF had formed an electoral pact with the Smallholders and the Christian Democratic People 's Party whereby the three parties would support the best placed candidate in each constituency . |
| 28 | The absence of any relation between birth weight and change in blood pressure percentile rank between 5–7 and 9–11 years suggested that the relation between birth weight and blood pressure is established by 5–7 years and that the subsequent increase in the strength of the association is due to blood pressure tracking and to the increasing dispersion of the blood pressure distribution with age . |
| 29 | For myself , I can see no relevant distinction between a case where a statute has conferred such final and conclusive jurisdiction and the case where the common law has for 300 years recognised that the visitor 's decision on questions of fact and law are final and conclusive and are not to be reviewed by the courts . |
| 30 | The 330 replies showed that 22 servicemen had died of reticuloendothelia system neoplasms ( cancers ) , and another five dead men had a history of such diseases although they were not the primary cause of death . |