Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pron] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | unalterable conviction in favour of the adoption for our Palace of Administration of the revived national style — a style so characteristic of our own age it is beginning to be called Victorian — we protest against being obliged to tolerate an effete Palladian or mongrel Renaissance architecture to please those who wish to claim the merit of a breadth of view and of artistic sympathy by denying that they have any prejudices on the subject , one way or the other . |
| 2 | I am not , for example , denying that there occur mental processes . |
| 3 | And erm , it s it seems to be an entirely er rational position for any public politician , for instance , Mrs Thatcher before the seventy-nine election , denying that she had any plans to double V A T , or Mr Major denying some of the plans for raising taxes that we 've come up with , or indeed denying plans to privatise the forestry commission . |
| 4 | The government , denying that it held any political prisoners , ordered the women to end their protest , saying that opposition supporters were taking advantage of it to cause unrest . |
| 5 | I could n't help noticing that they spent all their off-duty time racing down to London to what they called ‘ a sitting ’ , which tuned out to be another name for a seance . |
| 6 | In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice . |
| 7 | Wires announcing that he had some leave would be sent to the delightful telegraphic address of B.P. which was ‘ Bonzo ’ . |
| 8 | Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory |
| 9 | It 's a condition of booking that you have medical insurance valid for our watersports activities , including a 24 hour call service for repatriation to UK if necessary ; local hospital care is primitive . |
| 10 | It 's a condition of booking that you have medical insurance valid for our watersports activities , including a 24 hour call service for repatriation to UK if necessary ; local hospital care is primitive . |
| 11 | Revealing that they had cystic fibrosis at job interviews reduced likelihood of being employed for those with mild to moderate disease . |
| 12 | English historians have sometimes lamented the retention of continental possessions by the English crown in the later Middle Ages , maintaining that they distracted English kings from their proper purpose : the reduction of the British Isles to obedience and the formation of an island nation state . |
| 13 | As under the 1953 Act , the onus of proving that we have good reason , lawful authority , or one of the other defences , rests squarely with us . |
| 14 | Lindsey 's Corsair remains to this day one of the most reliable and regular performers on the UK and European airshow circuit gaining many admirers , including an ex- Aeronavale pilot who proudly showed Lindsey his logbook proving that he flew 133722 off the French carrier La Fayette during the Indo-China campaign of 1957 . |
| 15 | Among his later publications were a few yearbooks of Edward III , 1527–32 ( STC 9562 , 9565 ) , and Sir Anthony Fitzherbert 's La novel natura brevium , 1534 ( STC 10958 ) , proving that he remained familiar with the legal milieu of Rastell and Pynson . |
| 16 | ( I admit I am suggesting that we replace one kind of dualism with another ! ) |
| 17 | I also have ticket No. 1747 of the same batch dated 24th October 1934 , suggesting that they sold 40 of these tickets between those dates . |
| 18 | I am not suggesting that you take this model too seriously . |
| 19 | I am not suggesting that you throw extravagant dinner parties every night when I advocate entertaining . |
| 20 | The grip was warm and fierce , suggesting that he retained much of the strength of his youth . |
| 21 | It is pale , with very small eyes , suggesting that it spends much of its time underground . |
| 22 | I suggest that the usual channels have a strong interest in seeing that they control this important piece of procedure . |
| 23 | I remember looking into Mrs Monro 's face and seeing that she looked concerned and being surprised . |
| 24 | Rigby LJ : Seeing that you repeat that so often , why not ? |
| 25 | When it 's raining that I find depressing ! |
| 26 | Since the British Ministry of Agriculture learned of the investigation last March , it has written to 262 US pesticide companies demanding that they reveal any work conducted by Craven . |
| 27 | Summoning all her reserves , she swam forcefully down the whole length of the pool , and back again , gradually realising that she felt fitter than she had done for ages . |
| 28 | William of Jumièges , elaborated by William of Poitiers , reports that Edward set sail with forty ships , crossed to Southampton , defeated a large English force , and returned to Normandy after realising that he needed more men to obtain the kingdom . |
| 29 | This scepticism apart , most bass amp manufacturers would opt for a similar system if they thought the market would stand it , but realising that it places significant extra financial strain on the consumer , most do n't . |
| 30 | I had never before consciously thought about my kidney — or rather my kidneys — hardly realising that I had any . |