Example sentences of "the [noun] that [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of controls over referrals by non-budget holding GPs , the provision that under such contracts ‘ payment would be on a case by case basis , without any prior commitment by either party to the volume of cases which might be so dealt with ’ , would appear very similar to a prospective payment system . |
| 2 | The master took the opportunity to complain further to the Board that on several occasions he had drawn the medical officer 's attention to an inmate , William Sabey , who was at times a danger to others and had attempted to stab the labour master . |
| 3 | She had heard tales of the sunshine , the flowers and bright colours of the upper world , but her father warned her of the perils that haunted the surface , in particular the giants that in those days walked the wilds of Dartmoor . |
| 4 | It remains the case that for much of our constitutional history the Cabinet and its forerunners were never greatly liked by Parliament which was at times bitterly hostile to it and tried to stamp it out . |
| 5 | It is , however , also the case that at that time the company was facing very substantial difficulties in recruiting labour . |
| 6 | It may well have been the case that at this time , only a few months into the venture , the women were being paid much the same wage as boy apprentices at the same stage , and this would therefore explain why the delegate meeting decided merely to try to apply the same rule as , in theory at least , limited apprentices " numbers . |
| 7 | But that meaning is not determinate enough to be able to adjudicate between rival translations , so as to make it the case that at most one is right ( though we may never be able to tell which ) . |
| 8 | Second , it is not the case that from any three elements the fourth can be uniquely predicted . |
| 9 | It is certainly the case that in much of what is said about pension comparisons with Europe , areas that would lead to a substantial loss among some British pensioners , including those to whom my hon. Friend referred , are often overlooked . |
| 10 | It is apparently still the case that in some local , county gaols adults and juveniles are housed together , sometimes for periods of several weeks . |
| 11 | Is it not the case that after all the hype and hopes that were insinuated in the debate , the Scottish Office is toeing the Ministry of Defence line ? |
| 12 | This finding is in line with the hypothesis that with this fixation the insoluble form of PCNA , which is associated with the DNA replication sites , can be detected . |
| 13 | Table 4.4 does not support overall the hypothesis that among those still living at home six months and 12 months after referral , the action samples would contain higher proportions of people suffering from a selection of ‘ home care disadvantages ’ . |
| 14 | He removed them when he first came since they would not shut because , as old Mr Abbott the gardener explained , ‘ not once but twice Mr Betjeman reversed out of the garage without opening the doors , and when charged with stupidity , made the excuse that on both occasions he was wearing a sou'wester . ’ |
| 15 | But it is a sign of the times that in many universities around the world this kind of approach is actually ahead of the British system , largely because language awareness can be built into reading courses as part of the overall language-learning curriculum . |
| 16 | C.N.L. 's altogether less satisfactory course would be to plead a defence of justification as best they can in the hope that at some later date the documents may be obtained in response to a subpoena duces tecum issued to the P.C.A. itself . |
| 17 | In the absence of Ken Davies ( who had succeeded John Darbyshire as Managing Director in 1985 , and is now living in England ) he expressed the hope that at some future date we might have the opportunity of planting a third tree ! |
| 18 | It is clear from the authorities that for these reasons a failure to comply with the requirements of Ord. 29 , r. 1(5) of the County Court Rules 1981 is fatal to the lawfulness of the committal . |
| 19 | Whilst at the time , it it seemed an eternity , it was literally seconds , er very , very quickly because we were aware of the noise that at that time in the morning seemed to be er echoing everywhere . |
| 20 | But there are revealing similarities between the two explanations , quite apart from the tact that in both cases the ‘ authority ’ on homosexuality is an avowed heterosexual male , and one cited anonymously at that . |
| 21 | This last point is important since it will be seen from reading through the course that for those who wish it , there is considerable flexibility of approach . |
| 22 | More serious is the allegation that in these latter years Ghana was allowed to accumulate extravagant debts : an amount of £500 million is often quoted , though the true figure seems to have been about £120 million . |
| 23 | This , coupled with the gossip that for some time surrounded the couple , soon convinced the constables they had the right people . |
| 24 | We are still left with the dilemma that despite all the potential sophistication , the lymphocytes actually in the infection seem to be there using up energy for the sake of using up energy — like cars stuck in a traffic jam with their engines racing . |
| 25 | When he looked up the light was pearly and the sky a blue so tender he could hardly take his eyes off it , with the result that on several occasions he collided with people coming the other way . |
| 26 | Another controversial aspect of the road plan was the recommendation that for half its length it should be routed through land belonging to Manuel Zelaya , a powerful Honduran sawmill owner . |
| 27 | I remind the Opposition that in those days , when British Airways was still in state ownership , it made a loss of £140 million before tax . |
| 28 | However , the facts of this case do illustrate the injustice which could arise if Miss Marshall is correct in the admirable submissions which she has advanced on behalf of the landlord , to the effect that in this case he was entitled to resort to self-help . |
| 29 | When stories appear along the lines that in another life you were a peasant girl who starved to death during Ireland 's potato famine you know you 've arrived . |
| 30 | Perhaps most challenging of all was the discovery that in these classrooms there was rarely any obligation to work collaboratively . |