Example sentences of "that [vb mod] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Some 40 per cent of the rural population have no access to a car so that the problem of claiming a benefit that may have been straightforward in town , is very pressing in the country .
2 THE plug has finally been pulled on the London Ambulance Service computer that may have been responsible for up to 20 deaths last week .
3 Money and effort that should have been devoted to supporting the ordinary people in Highfields has been wasted on power politics and I agree that it 's time surely to put an end to that disgrace now there is a certain logic in Mr amendment , it basically says let us put the implementation of council policy in the hands of the director of education , let him take executive control and let us take politics out of it and if I thought that that would do what both Mr and myself want to happen I would support .
4 A very handsome man on a horse came one day to enquire about a bridle that should have been ready , but was n't .
5 Yet this inflexibility spoiled a day that should have been special for Dr Schofield .
6 Then he gaped as Bower-bird flutter the wings that should have been useless , and sprang into the air in a perfect take-off .
7 We pass some strangely shaped mountains that must have been volcanic plugs poking up through vast panoramas .
8 This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago .
9 He 's in his late forties , tall , has a good deal of rather wild , greying hair , and a cardigan that must have been home-made .
10 ‘ Do you remember , ’ a typical conversation might begin , ‘ that time back in December of '59 when Waimea was unrideable and Greg Noll caught that wave that must have been thirty-foot plus ? ’
11 It is a conclusion that must have been popular with the Department of the Environment which funded two of the studies .
12 Another thought the women looked ‘ tired and sad … dressed in gowns that must have been old on their grandmothers ’ , while the children were dressed in ‘ garments of nondescript purpose and size , but were generally chubby , and gay , as they frolicked in and out among the baskets , bundles , bedding , babies ’ chairs etc , piled waist-high on various parts of the platform' .
13 As is well brought out in a recent paper , the views of Carnap 's which Quine opposed involved the claim that conventionally adopted analytic linguistic frameworks provided criteria of reality , which set up the standards according to which any question that might arise was settlable ( Ricketts 1982 ) .
14 ( Chiang Kai-shek was not specifically mentioned but it is hard to think of other forces that might have been available . )
15 We got our second goal too late to run up the score that might have been available to us , ’ said the national coach .
16 His frowning gaze swept over her and there was a glint in the blue eyes that might have been intimidating if she were n't so angry .
17 The situation was brought about by a combination of factors , with two in particular causing us the greatest damage : the postponement of the Registers of Land that might have been subject to contaminative use , and the fall in construction activity .
18 perhaps I might , by thy familiar instruction have made some remarks that might have been satisfactory .
19 Well , crazy , I suppose I 'm crazy , I 've always thought runners were crazy , I 've always , you know , said friends and colleagues that used to run were mad , it only started off to get fit for skiing , and well , I hit , you know , I 've got the bug , and er well it 's going to be my first marathon and it 's definitely going to be my last marathon .
20 Only from a record that would have been available at the police station or from officers knowledge .
21 I enjoyed my tea and glimpse into a way of life that would have been familiar to JTR .
22 The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time .
23 The maximum ACT offset is limited to the amount of tax that would have been payable on the profits assuming they had been charged at the basic rate of tax ( s 239(2) ) .
24 This contrast may be more apparent than real , however , for new technologies of birth and reproduction may alter the biologically given so as to make possible a changed perspective that would have been inconceivable in the past .
25 The results for high risk junctions illustrate roughly the pattern of findings that would have been consistent with Study 1 .
26 So , we have a speculative picture of mineral crystals on the primeval Earth showing some of the properties of replication , multiplication , heredity and mutation that would have been necessary in order for a form of cumulative selection to get started .
27 The plan contained no provisions for the long-term clean-up that would have been necessary if the tanker had been carrying heavier crude .
28 And when the external account did pose a problem , governments often devalued rather than pursuing deflationary policies to the extent that would have been necessary .
29 It was set in a triumphant smile , a smile that would have been smug if it had not been so full of the purest metaphysical good humour .
30 This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest .
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