Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adv] that it " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is recognised by s 17(3) of the SGSA which amends s 7(4) of the UCTA so that it applies only in cases where s 7(3A) has no application . |
| 2 | On that date , he appeared with the duty solicitor and an application was made under the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 , s. 142 to re-open the case so that it could be heard by different justices . |
| 3 | The fiduciary relationship , if it is to exist at all , must accommodate itself to the terms of the contract so that it is consistent with , and conforms to , them . |
| 4 | ‘ If you hold the net firmly , my partner here could draw it closely round the squirrel so that it ca n't struggle . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The steerage passengers have been ordered to scrub every bit of the deck so that it 's clean for the quarantine inspection , ’ Ernest explained . |
| 6 | Twist the wire round the foot so that it sits tightly , forming a protective coil around the tubular feet . |
| 7 | Take the yarn under the E position needle next to the knitting so that it will wrap around that needle on the return . |
| 8 | Servicing valves should be fitted in both the inlet and outlet pipes of the softener so that it can be removed or isolated for maintenance without the need to turn off the mains water supply . |
| 9 | Her hair had been flattened by the storm so that it made Trent think of a squashed astrakan hat . |
| 10 | Trim the edges so they are straight and even , and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake . |
| 11 | Trim the strip so that it is even , and wrap around the base of the postbox , using a dampened paint brush and smoothing over the join . |
| 12 | Using a more powerful cocktail of bio-tech moisturisers , Vitamins A and E together with deHydrocholesterol , Time-Complex aims to ‘ re-programme ’ the skin so that it starts to behave with youthful efficiency . |
| 13 | This may involve clearing out the clogged-up holy well , weeding round the markstone so that it can be seen , or encouraging the old tree species and companion plants where a clump is threatened . |
| 14 | Perhaps this attitude of ‘ cooling it ’ , ‘ turning off ’ , ‘ keeping his head down ’ , ‘ disengaging ’ on the part of the failing student is a special case of what Roy Cox ( 1967 ) had in mind when he said : ‘ It is clear that where students are assessed in a way which is not seen to be relevant to what they are aiming at they will tend to distort and degrade the assessment so that it does not become a source of esteem . ’ |
| 15 | One of the ways in which schools reorganised as comprehensive began to change the curriculum so that it would promote the struggle for equality of outcomes is the development of modular patterns ( Moon , 1988 , Warwick , 1987 ) . |
| 16 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 17 | Using royal icing as cement , press the small biscuits and sweets all over the roof so that it is almost covered , and around the walls . |
| 18 | Place this on the very top of the roof so that it bends over on each side . |
| 19 | He shook his head , his hair catching the light so that it gleamed with a blue fire . |
| 20 | AUSTRALIAN aboriginals have been known to slit the penis through to the urethra so that it can be flattened out to resemble the forked penis of the kangaroo . |
| 21 | Cut a slit in the other end of the jess so that it will fit through the swivel , and punch a hole at either end to stop it splitting any further . |
| 22 | Delegates at Blackpool voted overwhelmingly to re-admit the EETPU now that it has merged with the engineers to form the million-strong AEEU . |
| 23 | She transformed the entrance so that it sang a welcome to the visitor . |
| 24 | Secure the door to the archway so that it is ajar , and stick the pixie 's head behind so that it is peeping out from behind the door . |
| 25 | She ran a hand over her hair , arranged the shawl so that it covered both her and the baby , and went out with her long resolute stride ; she had recovered quickly from this birth . |
| 26 | They walked like robots until Doyle yelled , ‘ Stop ! ’ with half his voice whirled away by the wind so that it came to them as a little thread of sound . |
| 27 | Apparently , in the movements before a 360 ° loop the board is headed into the wind so that it takes off from the wave at an oblique angle . |
| 28 | It was raining outside , a thin veil of rain that was blown by the wind so that it appeared to undulate in the air like gossamer curtains . |
| 29 | Press the strip around the inside of the tin so that it fits neatly into the square or loaf tin . |
| 30 | With a low-powered winch or tow car , the acceleration is far slower and there is plenty of time to get the glider nicely balanced on the wheel so that it leaves the ground with a safe margin of speed . |