Example sentences of "a [noun] that we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , it is theoretically unsound to define what we want to be a synchronous horizon at a level that we suspect to be diachronous . |
| 2 | But once this absurdity is made clear , many of us today will probably find that extreme individualism , when thus exposed in its full aridity , is not a heritage that we want to claim . |
| 3 | The Aggravated Vehicle-Taking Bill follows a course that we have come to expect from the Home Secretary and the Government . |
| 4 | A ministry that we do n't often think of as a ministry . |
| 5 | And I think it is important so that decisions like this can be made within a er , a framework that we 've all , you know , been part of , and na are happy with agreed to . |
| 6 | Because she wars brightly coloured clothes , Clarissa sticks to blue eyeliner and heavy , fibrous mascara — a look that we suggested updating with less clogging , but lashthickening mascaras . |
| 7 | Knew directly I saw him put her in a wheel-chair that we 'd a cardiac on our hands . |
| 8 | It was something of a coincidence that we wrote to each other at exactly the same time , albeit on different issues . |
| 9 | Got a tent that we sit in and cook in . |
| 10 | Our ability to recognise words which violate the spelling-to-sound rules is in itself a demonstration that we do not always use the GPC route ; but a simple experiment can also serve this purpose . |
| 11 | When he asked : ‘ Is there a force that we do n't know about ? ’ |
| 12 | We 've put those together , we 've looked at the staff that we need to administer that particular level of activity , and we 've come out with a figure that we think is a reasonable estimate , in fact I would go so far as saying , we think this is the lowest estimate that we can safely put forward , as to our needs for the coming year . |
| 13 | ‘ That is not a figure that we recognise , ’ he said . |
| 14 | We 'll probably take this on paper , so the reason it 's on the agenda is to tell you as a department that we 've had this sent to us , erm we 've got a meeting later this week to actually sit down and analyse it and to put something on paper to send up to command . |
| 15 | The loss of a significant relationship through death is , however , likely to be one that we have not been able to prepare for much in advance , and it is likely to be a loss that we do regret . |
| 16 | I think we we have quite some time on this one and I 'm sure you will all agree that a reply that we do not go down the road of a cabinet government . |
| 17 | And it 's a fault that we recognized . |
| 18 | But the tail of the Mary Alice looked as though it might break off completely any minute and was causing such a drag that we had to fly back on our own . |
| 19 | It 's just a check that we 've got that covered . |
| 20 | It was a wonder that we escaped so well , as we were afraid that the Waggon would have crushed us . |
| 21 | Suppose we make known to a child that we have three sticks , all of different length . |
| 22 | Most tone-units are of a type that we call simple , and the sort that we call compound are not discussed in this chapter . |
| 23 | Hours lost , days lost , weeks , months … it 's a pity that we did not have a day together to mull & muse … however , 't was lovely to see you , to see you , lovely . |
| 24 | The position on page two then shows the reductions targets , where we 've got a , a target for efficiency savings of hundred and thirty five thousand , service reductions on income generation costing six hundred thousands , and a proposal that we use a hundred and eighty thousand of the Committee 's carry forward savings in the first year , erm , that is obviously a one year only reduction , and indeed a Policy and Resources Committee and a report of treasurer to that committee , did make the point that committees will be aware that they must use the carry forwards in funding reductions in four , five , will have to matched by service reductions in future years . |
| 25 | Very clearly then , we 've got a proposal that we do n't pursue that option , which we 've paid the len rent this year , we 've paid the lease this year , so we ca n't backtrack on that , but maybe that 'll come up for future discussion . |
| 26 | So we have a proposal that we do n't pursue that option to purchase . |
| 27 | I , I take My Noble Friend 's point indeed , but I think nonetheless er that er I have to say that there is a degree that we put it this way of understanding of how the process works rather more informally than the manner in which my Noble Friend has put it . |
| 28 | I always seem to , I think we , we were always at Stanford Hall that we must , it was a must that we have a good programme because if somebody comes and there 's nothing doing , they think well you know yo I , I , you see I suppose I 've got that orientated into Guild work but a friend of mine enticed me to go to er a club and erm it 's just simply for any age group , any sex male or female , but you must bereaved you know and erm she is a widow and I was widow , so I went but you see we , we sat round and you just , there was nothing organised and to me who had always been organised , I just felt so like a lost soul you know and er then one chappie put some records on and you cou and you could n't dance to them and I said oh , you know to me I thought wh you know but I do n't want to do it , I 've got enough to do but , I , I was straight away , I was looking for the organisation behind it you know . |
| 29 | What a shame that we did n't — or could n't — see more of the role that the Queen actively plays in British politics in the television portrait filmed to mark her 40 years in what she memorably described as a ‘ job for life ’ . |
| 30 | of course that is a point that we 've made all the way through , it 's not if nobody would bid , it 's if the franchising director was not satisfied with the quality or the long term viability of the bids he 'd received |