Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] course that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , the rules by which the group lives will not form a system , but will simply be a set of separate standards , without any identifying or common mark , except of course that they are the rules which a particular group of human beings accepts . |
| 2 | It is , perhaps , not very different from what anyone has to do today who is interested in the higher generalities of evolution , except of course that there is less need to get people to do specific jobs , because there are so many people publishing anyway . |
| 3 | These cases about valuers bear some analogy with cases on domestic tribunals , except of course that there need not be a hearing . |
| 4 | Except of course … ’ she broke off to toss back the rest of the whisky and set the tumbler down on Hugo 's desk , ‘ except of course that I do n't suppose I shall be here long enough to make the adjustment . ’ |
| 5 | so that it does n't alienate the person and , and , and they regard you as a , you know and that 's actually probably quite tricky , except of course that you ca n't just let them off , because you are actually an officer of the court . |
| 6 | Ministers of Information know … that it is in the State 's own interests to give the greatest possible freedom to institutions that depend on it , provided of course that they are well-managed . |
| 7 | When Queenie talks about the increased expenditure on recreation from nineteen eighty to now , that 's quite right , there has been a huge increase in spending , and that 's because the Labour Council was committed to improving recreation facilities in the City , and it did n't continue the appalling record that the Conservative administration had had before of virtually no recreational facilities , it invested in recreation facilities — you listed them yourself — and of course those facilities have to be paid for and on when we have stood for election we 've always made it clear that we want to provide quality services , but of course that they have to be paid for , and so the second point that you then made was that , you know , our budget 's gone up beyond belief , well I mean this year it 's being cut by two million pounds , last year it was a standstill budget , and erm that has been done at a time when in fact Central Government has been transferring responsibilities from Central Government onto Local Government without increasing , indeed at the same time decreasing the amount of Central Government grant that 's gone to local councils . |