Example sentences of "[prep] [that] it [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And because of that it has got gravitation and fields which is n't as big as the earth , it 's only about one sixth as big as the earth . |
| 2 | [ … ] In passing , it should be noted that the conceptual framework developed by Williamson claims to provide an explanation of organizational forms in general , in that it seeks to explain the circumstances in which a variety of institutional forms — including classical market contracts , non-standard market contracts , government regulatory agencies , and trades unions — have , in turn , a comparative advantage in the organization of resources . |
| 3 | De Klerk said later that the visit was successful in that it had given the US side " the correct perspective " on developments in South Africa , and that the meeting with Bush had amounted to important progress towards " the final normalization of relations between South Africa and the USA " . |
| 4 | As early as 1524 , Henry had given up all hope of Catherine bearing another child , and by the time he became infatuated with Anne Boleyn two years later , he had already begun to convince himself that his wife 's failure to give birth to a son who survived infancy was a sign that his marriage to his brother 's widow was sinful , in that it had broken the laws concerning affinity laid down in the Old Testament Book of Leviticus ( chapter 20 : verse 21 ) . |
| 5 | The notion of an internal lexicon is particularly powerful in that it helps to explain many of the phenomena associated with word recognition . |
| 6 | This is deliberate , in that it helps to identify key questions about support in families which need to be addressed in later chapters . |
| 7 | This activity is doubly advantageous in that it helps to meet the needs of the more elderly for a variety of services and also helps to give the younger elderly person a sense of usefulness , a strong interest and in some cases a degree of insight and preparation for the inevitable transition to a greater ageing that must be faced . |
| 8 | Definition 1.6.1 is all very well in that it gets rid of any nasty problems concerning x , by getting rid of x ! |
| 9 | Held , allowing the appeal , that in the exercise of its inherent jurisdiction the court would not order a medical practitioner to treat his patient in a manner contrary to his clinical judgment and professional duty ; that the proper approach , pending any final decision , was for the court to consider the options available to it in exercising its inherent powers and to make such order as best served the child 's true interests , and it would be wrong to apply the principles governing the grant of interlocutory injunctions in civil proceedings ; that , further , the judge 's order was defective in that it failed to specify the precise requirements imposed on the health authority and to take sufficient account of that authority 's distribution of resources in its patient care ; and that , accordingly , the order would be set aside ( post , pp. 516B–G , 517D–F , 518E–F , H — 519C , E–H , 520B–C , E–F ) . |
| 10 | Actually some groups in current Western society wear what could almost be termed a uniform , in that it serves to give them a distinct identity , for example skinheads , hippies , and the tinted , spiked hair brigade ; in fact these non-verbal cues can influence interaction to such an extent that one has to be careful to avoid stereotyping , sometimes quite erroneously . |
| 11 | It is this which makes the next section of Simmel 's work so difficult to accept , in that it appears to work so deeply against the grain of modern consciousness . |
| 12 | The B-side , ‘ Sunburn ’ , is remarkable in that it appears to have less than one chord on it and happily informs us that ‘ everybody has to die ’ before going completely mad forever . |
| 13 | Paragraph 11 is objectionable also , in my opinion , in that it appears to contemplate the possibility of a class remedy . |
| 14 | ‘ Particulars of Offence : [ The respondent ] on 17 September 1990 dishonestly and with a view to gain for himself or another , or with intent to cause loss to another , falsified a document required for an accounting purpose , namely , a computer generated sales invoice , by making an entry therein which was or may have been misleading , false or deceptive in a material particular in that it purported to show that a discount of 70 per cent . |
| 15 | The third initiative was somewhat different from all the proceedings one , in that it involved joining a Community Club sponsored by the Alvey Programme . |
| 16 | So far , I am happy to say that in the case of children — I was about to come to that exception — and in the case of rape victims , the balance that Parliament has chosen , in that it has granted exceptions in those cases , has proved to be an effective one . |
| 17 | A good deal of language teaching has followed a bottom-up approach , in that it has considered only the formal language system , often in isolated sentences , without demonstrating or developing the way that system operates in context . |
| 18 | His personal experience is that ‘ God 's ‘ no divorce' ’ rule is not harsh , but merciful , in that it has forced us to examine and resolve conflicts and enter a stronger , richer stage of marriage . |
| 19 | In a way Channel 4 's Club X was more self-consciously innovative , in that it attempted to get away from the conventions of the ‘ arts programme ’ by having a mixture of live performance art , music and interviews in an informal club setting with space for audience participation . |
| 20 | It was clear , however , that an unwise or ill-advised Monarch might conceivably act in a manner which could be construed as partial , in that it appeared to reflect a royal preference for one particular group within the party . |
| 21 | Given SAAB 's very positive experience with line-out , it is surprising that BL did not consider emulating it in that it appeared to offer benefits both to management and workers . |
| 22 | The dissociation of the Muftilik from a kadilik is thus important in that it seems to represent the further definition of a chiefly " religious ' authority , the representative of the more spiritual aspect of the Seriat as opposed to its practical application which was to some degree tainted , in the eyes of the pious , by its close association with secular government . |
| 23 | Yet the advice to surgeons about ways in which transmission of these viruses might be avoided during operative procedures is deficient in that it fails to mention techniques of monitoring any breaches in the integrity of the barrier between the patient and surgeon . |
| 24 | The French strategy in their colonies was slightly different , in that it aimed to create a tiny , assimilated elite of ‘ Black Frenchmen ’ ( sic ) . |
| 25 | Look at that it 's got things sticking out . |