Example sentences of "[prep] that they [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It sounds like that they know as |
| 2 | For example : bed , patient , ward , nurse , are all concepts in that they refer to classes of things , not single instances . |
| 3 | There is also something grammatically unusual ( comparable to the opening of Bleak House ) in the occurrence of a series of parallel graphological sentences which are " defective " in that they consist of noun phrases alone : these are ( 10 ) , ( 11 ) and ( 12 ) , and the same construction is continued in ( 13 ) . |
| 4 | Not only then do about a quarter of respondents cite pavement parking as one of the problems for pedestrians in that they object to the loss of pavement space to the vehicle and the obstruction caused by it , but they are then subjected to considerable accident rates as a result of the broken slabs and uneven surfaces that result ( Figure 8.3 ) . |
| 5 | Olfactory and taste organs closely resemble conventional hormonal systems in that they respond to chemical signals by membrane-bound receptors coupled to various second messengers . |
| 6 | They are both regressive taxes , in that they fall in relation to income as income rises , except where the complex rebate system helps lower incomes . |
| 7 | Probabilities of 0.99 and 0.01 , symmetrical in that they sum to 1.0 , translate into log odds of +2.00 and -2.00 . |
| 8 | When adult the males are larger as are their dorsal and oral fins in that they reach beyond the base of the tail whereas the fins of the female barely reach this point , or even stop short . |
| 9 | Both have a common theme in that they occur within human experience but involve some fantastic happening that is not quite of this world . |
| 10 | Spits differ chiefly from offshore bars in that they spring from the coast and are supplied with material mainly by longshore drift and not from the sea floor . |
| 11 | The order and the organization of the chapters is sequential , in that they begin with the earlier problems of old age , taking a preventative stance , and move thereafter through to deeper , more pathological experiences of old age . |
| 12 | What is also worth exploring to promote discussion is ways in which dividends have been dealt with by the directors in that they continue to be paid despite the non-availability – profits . |
| 13 | Although people are equal in that they possess in common many rhythms , composed of external and internal causes , there are also differences between them . |
| 14 | Of course , such decisions are medical matters in that they arise in the context of the professional relationship of doctor and patient , and they are for doctors to make in that the doctor is the professional ‘ on the spot ’ caring for the patient . |
| 15 | These distortions are interactional in that they arise from the reaction of the subject to the investigator and are the product of unconscious interference of the experimenter in the subject 's response . |
| 16 | The Lears are unusual in that they live in colonies ( two are known to exist ) in North Brazil , where the natives regard them as food and not an endangered species . |
| 17 | Whatever the activity , I still see this as the old style … it 's teacher-led from that point of view in that they rely on me to start them off and I mean it 's almost as if I stand there with a gun and say ‘ Go ! ’ |
| 18 | While it is recognised that such powers may be necessary in that they lead to a number of arrests , it must also be noted that random and discriminatory stops may be counter-productive as they may have a detrimental effect on relations between police and public . |
| 19 | Both can be seen as popular traditions in that they appeal to ‘ the people ’ , but while popular interpellations tend to absorb and neutralise potentially antagonistic elements , populism tends to develop them : |
| 20 | Such pairs of things are like a causal circumstance and its effect in that they stand in fundamental nomic or necessary connection ( 1.3 ) , which is to say some connection stated by an independent nomic conditional statement . |
| 21 | Once activated , dysfunctional assumptions produce ‘ negative automatic thoughts ’ — ‘ negative ’ in that they are associated with unpleasant emotions and ‘ automatic ’ in that they pop into people 's heads rather than being the product of any deliberate reasoning process . |