Example sentences of "[noun sg] that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They not infrequently turn for some answers to the religion that they may have been introduced to in the past but have long since rejected . |
| 2 | The GMC may have its hands tied in terms of the disciplinary action that it can take itself , but it is in a position to collect information that could be used by other interested bodies . |
| 3 | But the most important action that it can take is to enter into a programme with the IMF as soon as possible , on the back of which it will gain access to many western funds . |
| 4 | He suggested to the Leeds and District Football Association that they should field a representative side against Leeds City reserves , a game duly held at Elland Road , but he soon became disillusioned . |
| 5 | Oldham are also waiting for official confirmation from the Football Association that they can bring in another goalkeeper , a course of action restricted under Premier League rules to emergencies only . |
| 6 | I glanced at Lili thinking that she must know and would somehow reveal what was disturbing him . |
| 7 | He 'd forgotten about the booklet that he put forward on building regulations , the forward that he 'd put forward , so what he was asking to do was already Council policy that he initiated but forgot about . |
| 8 | Instead , the very word ‘ miniature ’ means that everything should be of a smaller scale than usual , even including the fabric or card that you will use for the backing . |
| 9 | Although different presentation styles are appropriate to different media this is not indicated on the list and you will need to refer either to the Quick Reference Guide ( a single folder card that you should try to keep handy ) or to Chapter 20 of the User Guide — which frankly seems rather a long way in ! |
| 10 | I think probably Chairman , it 's the best deal that we could get in the circumstances . |
| 11 | Right , there , there is n't a great deal that you can get in , in fifteen minutes . |
| 12 | This is what has so often happened in the past ; and although the Chancellor has made it clear that low inflation remains his goal , now that the country is out of the ERM there is not a great deal that he can do to prevent it . |
| 13 | This is what has so often happened in the past ; and though the Chancellor has made it clear that low inflation remains his goal , now that the country is out of the ERM there is not a great deal that he can do to prevent it . |
| 14 | We would therefore be able to bring in other measures which we have n't modelled so far er but that is also the guidance that you should bring in , not only nowadays you should not only look to build a bypass , you should look to complementary measures within the urban area . |
| 15 | But it 's kind of a shame , because I 'm only one element of blackness that you can see on television , and I 'll tell you , if I 'd been a kid and seen someone like me on telly , I 'd be a hell of a lot happier about the way I am in this world . ’ |
| 16 | All the while , Piers hovered in the background , not saying a word , like some dark , dangerous force that she could turn her back on but could n't quite manage to ignore . |
| 17 | Er if you were er some people had a gas ring , you know , not a cooker , a gas ring those sort of ring that you can boil a kettle on , or you could have a saucepan . |
| 18 | As suggested by one formidable opponent of the views in question ( also the author of the objection having to do with understanding Chinese ) we do not so understand consciousness that we can believe that it must be possessed by a set of water pipes , paper clips , and old beer cans , provided that they instantiate a certain programme . |
| 19 | Maybe , I thought , Ash would be so turned on by the sounds of frantic coupling emanating from Gav and Aunt Janice in the bedroom that she 'd tear my clothes off . |
| 20 | Intel Corp has confirmed a report in the San Francisco Chronicle that it will delay introduction of its Pentium microprocessor until May , but denies the paper 's assertion that it is holding the chip back to exploit demand for existing 80486 products . |
| 21 | So , giving reasons for our thoughts and actions does not perhaps have the solidity and universality that we might believe . |
| 22 | Each source of energy or technology has its own economic , social and ecological niche , and it is only in that niche that it can prosper . |
| 23 | Is not that the best investment that we can make in the long-term future for that troubled area ? |
| 24 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that most sensible people in Britain recognise that expenditure on our nuclear deterrent is about the best and safest investment that we can make , especially in view of the alarming situation in Russia and the break-up of the former Soviet Union ? |
| 25 | His warning to the American President that he would support Native Americans ( ‘ Red Indians ’ , whom he presumes to be tribally organized ) against the federal government is consistent with his view that natural ties are more than just rational ones . |
| 26 | It gives counsellees ‘ permission ’ to talk about difficult areas , and indicates that we are willing to listen to all the emotion that they may harbour , but which they felt no-one else wished to know about . |
| 27 | Instead of passing on this information , the defendant persuaded the other employee to leave and join his own business ; the discontented client in the meantime had agreed with the defendant that he would use him as his legal adviser in the future . |
| 28 | In the case envisaged the plaintiff should inform the defendant that he will join the maker of the product as co-defendant and that , in the event of the court finding that the injury was not caused by the latent defect , the plaintiff will seek a Sanderson Order against the original defendant in respect of the co-defendant 's costs . |
| 29 | There is something in the British character which predisposes us to push to the limit , and beyond , the resources of self-deception to create the illusion that we can enjoy incompatible advantages simultaneously and secure a prize without paying the price for it . |
| 30 | The main light was behind him , but I could still see the shadows on his face ; they were more marked than ever , and I had the foolish illusion that I could remove them by stroking them with the tips of my fingers . |