Example sentences of "[vb base] [that] [pers pn] is [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most typically , the apparent reality of the object is an effect of its being treated like a painting ; the text frames its object and then refers to it in terms that suggest that it is already represented on a canvas . |
| 2 | Newson and Newson ( 1.3 ) suggest that it is only in this century that questions about how to bring up children have been widely discussed ; hitherto the niceties of different child-rearing philosophies were set aside in the face of a more fundamental dilemma , whether children would survive at all beyond the first few years . |
| 3 | However that may be , we suggest that it is more important to have committed members than representative ones , and in this regard our evaluation of the Coordinating Team is very positive . |
| 4 | Some suggest that it is more important to be able to bring political pressure to bear , so that the elected representatives of whatever sex will pass legislation of benefit to women . |
| 5 | If the affidavits suggest that it is more likely than not that the defendant would succeed in establishing a statutory immunity that is a weighty factor in favour of refusing to grant an injunction . |
| 6 | Although some poems , especially her essays , suggest that she is also looking toward a wider audience , in the vast majority of poems she speaks specifically to some woman she knows . |
| 7 | Generalizing rather , it is probably true to say that Hawaiian-type eruptions are more common on the oceanic island volcanoes than elsewhere ( though the examples of Nyiragongo and Nyamlagira emphasize that it is only a generalization ) , since it is in these environments that the fluid basalt lavas are most likely to be found . |
| 8 | I realise that it is constantly in the interests of the Opposition to belittle the Government 's successes , but that is certainly one . |
| 9 | Please continue to view your progress in the mirror and realise that it is only one more day before you measure and weigh yourself to enter your reduced ( I hope ! ) statistics on the Weight and Inch Loss Record Chart . |
| 10 | ‘ I hope you realise that it is only on account of the entreaty of Taheb that I see you , Huy , ’ were his words of greeting . |
| 11 | Thank You'-You are about to deflate the small plastic paddling pool in the garden in which no infant has paddled for a month until you realise that it is now full of strange vegetation and even stranger swimming insects and you decide to keep it as a nature reserve . |
| 12 | The debate will take place today and tomorrow behind closed doors , but party insiders say that it is very unlikely that Mr Mugabe will face serious opposition . |
| 13 | I simply say that it is fairly obvious that Britain could have taken the lead in clean coal technology . |
| 14 | The King 's Cross scheme may not be perfect and I respect the views of local Members who say that it is far from perfect . |
| 15 | Cool waxing is said to be quickest , but advocates of hot wax say that it is much more efficient . |
| 16 | ‘ They say that he is very tall and very thin , but no-one is really sure , ’ I said . |
| 17 | The Royal Society of Portrait Painters reports a threefold increase in commissions in the past three years alone and artists themselves testify that it is indeed a seller 's market . |
| 18 | Retributivism thus fits in well with our commonsense intuitions which insist that it is indeed morally relevant whether the person punished has behaved well , badly or very badly in the past . |
| 19 | A herd of deer on the African plains may feed undisturbed when a lioness walks among them , if they perceive that she is only out for a stroll . |
| 20 | Omega Centauri , very much the brightest of them , is the only real exception ( European and North American astronomers always regret that it is so far south ) . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that while Jean-Marie Le Pen is legally entitled to come to this country , his obnoxious views on racism , immigration and nationality mean that he is simply not welcome in this country ? |
| 22 | I just mean that he is so different from you … ’ |
| 23 | SeaWatch director Sven Hansen says that recent international agreements to reduce pollution mean that it is particularly important to set up a system capable of ensuring standards are being met . |
| 24 | ‘ The concentration of expertise and interest ( in the committees ) mean that it is both rare and difficult for someone outside the relevant committee or committees to counter a report ’ . |
| 25 | What is clear is that the scale of a large company 's business and the fact that the board meets only periodically , perhaps monthly or even quarterly , mean that it is only the most important decisions that are made at board level . |
| 26 | According to Litchfield ( 1989 ) , the dried product consists of 72 per cent protein but , although it is an acceptable animal feed supplement , the drop in world soya-bean meal prices mean that it is now no longer produced on a commercial basis . |
| 27 | Improvements in distribution and packaging mean that it is now available all over the country , in supermarkets , delicatessens and specialist cheese shops . |
| 28 | There may perhaps be properties which are evidence-transcendent , by which we mean that it is always possible that they be absent even though we have the best possible evidence of their presence . |
| 29 | ( Note that here and elsewhere in the book , underlined stretches of talk mean that it is phonologically and/or grammatically marked as " Creole " . ) |
| 30 | Finally , technical developments in TV broadcasting and receiving equipment mean that it is rapidly becoming inevitable that , for a time at least , most TV stations will be broadcasting in two formats , to take account of the new so-called high density TV ( HDTV ) — always assuming that standards for the system can be agreed . |