Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [v-ing] [that] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quinn has been interpreted by some as suggesting that his form of incrementalism leads to a steady emergence of change . |
| 2 | UNIT trust managers are fond of claiming that their charges are ‘ transparent ’ . |
| 3 | She quailed at his heartless words , afraid of discovering that her adored father had feet of clay but determined to face the truth . |
| 4 | Would I be wrong in thinking that your two visitors decided to leave their message in a more visible form ? ’ |
| 5 | Editor , — Helen Zeitlin is wrong in claiming that my article about her reinstatement was unjust and incorrect . |
| 6 | We clean their homes , fetch their shopping , ferry them to where they wish to go ; and we do all this without thinking that our care might be undermining their independence , even their morale . |
| 7 | Mostly we do this by ensuring that our client gets to talk to the decision-takers . |
| 8 | The first is that of ensuring that your reader knows which words are the technical terms . |
| 9 | The second , more difficult problem is that of ensuring that your reader understands what your technical terms mean . |
| 10 | But , once established , the service class is extremely effective in ensuring that its offspring also joins this elite . |
| 11 | — Employers are responsible for ensuring that their business gives every opportunity to young people to learn about the world of work and to improve their motivation and the achievement of their goals . |
| 12 | The duty of care , provided under Section 34 of the 1990 Environmental Protection Act , makes all businesses responsible for ensuring that their waste is disposed of properly , by passing it on to authorized waste collectors . |
| 13 | I judged our Swiss hosts to be sincere in saying that their latest equipment would be offered on a preferential basis to NATO and other friendly countries , and that it would not find its way to Argentina . |
| 14 | Miller was quite used to finding that his work fitted into the elusive category of ‘ UnAmericanism ’ . |
| 15 | The culture change we seek to secure is one of ensuring that our new arrangements are needs led rather than service driven . |
| 16 | Djwa is precise in saying that his ‘ dominant theme ’ is ‘ the relationship between experience and art , ’ though it avoids the nature of the experience — ‘ art for art 's sake ’ or art for truth 's sake : the reality behind the mythology — whatever it is . |
| 17 | The saddlers were largely justified in 1777 in stating that their 12 to 15s ( 60 to 75p ) a week was somewhat below the going rate for a skilled trade with a substantial entry premium . |
| 18 | Perhaps she was being silly in thinking that her job was the stumbling-block between them ; it was a pebble in the path certainly , but Maria Luisa was the actual stumbling-block . |