Example sentences of "[conj] this [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this sounds like propaganda , the memory of chemical warfare waged by the Iraqis in the Gulf war is too recent for it to be dismissed . |
| 2 | The three main types of people who practise archaeology are professional archaeologists , amateur enthusiasts , and students , although this varies from country to country . |
| 3 | The basis of payment was the subsidy assessment of 1334 , but although this remained in use for the following two centuries , the variations in the extent to which relief was granted in the fifteenth century to communities which had declined in size and wealth since that date suggest that a genuine effort was made to judge their capacity to pay at particular times . |
| 4 | Freeman suggested that this refers to participation in a ceremony of confirmation at Southampton in 1016 , or to Cnut 's coronation by Archbishop Lyfing in 1017 . |
| 5 | Note that this refers to card subjects , so the light and shade effects found in a plant canopy will be absent . |
| 6 | If , for example , it were to be suggested that management had paid insufficient attention to the development of the company 's product base , establishing that this amounted to negligence would be highly problematical . |
| 7 | It was held that this amounted to recklessness . |
| 8 | A pity that this clashes with Music for a Dying King ( C4 : 7.00–8.00 pm ) , a Tony Scull documentary exploring the religious music of baroque composer Franois Couperin . |
| 9 | Lemert suggested that this cuts off access to conventional settings , activities and identities and in time leads to the ‘ deviants ’ acquiring a different conception of themselves : they live up to the deviant identity given to them by the labellers and indulge in more ( ‘ secondary ’ ) deviance . |
| 10 | There is evidence to suggest that this did in fact happen . |
| 11 | President Bush has agreed that the conventional arms treaty should be signed at summit level , and the Americans know that this means in practice that Mr Gorbachev will have his Helsinki 2 . |
| 12 | President Bush has agreed that the conventional arms treaty should be signed at summit level , and the Americans know that this means in practice that Mr Gorbachev will have his Helsinki 2 . |
| 13 | The duties of a Resident , Temple asseverated , were such as to give ‘ opportunities for the exertion of any degree of administrative capacity , tact , and industry ’ , and , amplifying : ‘ It may readily be supposed that this keeping in touch with the people without impairing the authority of the Emir and consequently of the whole native administration , is no easy task , and one on which any amount of administrative tact and ability can be exerted . ’ |
| 14 | Recognising that this stands in contradiction to the statements contained in the terms and conditions of engagement which they offer their casual workers , some organisations seek to make it clear that they are no more than " collecting agents for the revenue " . |
| 15 | It is submitted that this leaves in place the binding character of Article 13 of the original Convention as to service of documents by accredited consular or diplomatic agents . |
| 16 | Transferring attention to coordinates at 45° to the x- and y-directions shows that this corresponds to anisotropy of the turbulence — different intensities in different directions . |
| 17 | The trouble is caused by the way that Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3.0 implements an enhanced mode of its own and this clashes with Window 's version of enhanced mode . |
| 18 | No good parent denies children the right to risk themselves physically , socially and emotionally as part of their development and this continues in adult life . |
| 19 | Daylight and ordinary tungsten light do not mix together very well photographically ; on the other hand , fluorescent light is often used in kitchens and this mixes with daylight better than tungsten if ‘ daylight ’ tubes are in use , in which case set the camcorder white balance to the ‘ daylight ’ preset if you have the choice . |
| 20 | This theory is improbable , however , as the proteolytic enzyme , α-chymotrypsin , enhances rather than inhibits nerve mediated relaxation of the internal anal sphincter and this points against release of a peptide or protein . |
| 21 | Nursing time was estimated by the sister to be one hour and this allows for preparation , performance of the test , and cleaning up . |
| 22 | Each student receives different instructions and this allows for spontaneity of reactions , thus making the situation more real . |
| 23 | These high volumes of traffic pass through densely built up areas often of high environmental quality and this results in congestion , delay and road safety problems . |
| 24 | The lower limit of TL dating of sediment is closely linked with uncertainty about how far the sediment was bleached in antiquity , and this led to development of the optically stimulated luminescence ( OSL ) technique . |
| 25 | At the end of 1989 joint military exercises were held with Singapore ( in Indonesia ) , and this led to speculation that Singapore might wish to negotiate military training facilities in the country to replace those which it currently used in Taiwan . |
| 26 | A defect is defined by reference to the expectation of safety in the product and this relates to property damage as well as death and personal injury . |
| 27 | We took evidence in public and this went without interruption or serious demonstration . |
| 28 | And this remains throughout life , for the old occupy a much higher status in primitive society than they do in societies like ours . |
| 29 | And so in the mother church , there is a call to be pioneers again in new areas , and not to settle back , and this leads to growth in faith as people learn to call out to God again . |
| 30 | Insurance companies may collaborate in working out loss probabilities and this leads to uniformity in premium rates . |