Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] that the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would stop Muslim and Croat forces moving into the areas vacated by Serbs , and so meant that the fourth objection to the plan had been removed . |
| 2 | It was during his second year at Manchester that he was offered the West Indies captaincy for the visit by Pakistan , but decided that his studies had to come first ; he had a strong sense of predestination and apparently felt that the leadership would be his eventually . |
| 3 | When my chap turned to confront the Manston sentry — who was on guard with a rifle and one round , and obviously felt that the chap on the wrong side of the wire could be one of those attacking his airfield — my chap said sharply something to the effect : " Can you get us out of here ? " and explained that he only meant his oppoes , not the Stirling . |
| 4 | Most of his contemporaries in Oxford and elsewhere assumed that the only appropriate approach to Jewish studies was through Semitic philology and biblical studies , and Roth never received in Britain the academic recognition that his publications and his international standing ( especially in America and Israel ) merited . |
| 5 | Nathan thought hard and finally wrote that the Volvo was ‘ old and depressed ’ . |
| 6 | Her husband averred that doubtless the orchestra and the pipers would arrange things to their own satisfaction , and further opined that the Duchess should leave the ball 's arrangements to those who were paid to worry about the details , but the Duchess was insistent on voicing her concerns this afternoon . |
| 7 | It was provided and further agreed that the widow would pay to the executors ‘ the sum of £1 yearly , towards the ground-rent , payable in respect of the said dwelling house , ’ and would keep it in good repair . |
| 8 | The government , publishing its reply on the same day , stated that it had no legal liability to pay compensation , rejected the report 's assertions that actions fell short of the standards appropriate to the regulator , and further asserted that the general handling of the licensing of the Barlow Clowes partnership was careful and considerate . |
| 9 | She has also observed Sri Lankans using pineapple as a skin cleanser and later discovered that the natural enzymes present in the fruit act on the skin to remove dead cells , making it an effective cleanser . |
| 10 | He denied that the Sudanese government was concealing widespread famine from the public , and also said that the Sudanese Foreign Minister had in fact held several meetings with Sir Allan . |
| 11 | A more recent summary of profit trends arrived at similar conclusions and also showed that the decline in profitability in the UK was sharper than that in other countries , as Table 5.3 indicates . |
| 12 | In A Second Beacon Fired by Scintilla ( 1652 ) he described his own apprenticeship and career , lamented the hardship caused to stationers by the civil war , and now argued that the availability of popish and heretical works showed that the press was too free . |
| 13 | Whilst Hooker defended the Church 's beliefs and practices in the name of reason , Andrewes went further and boldly asserted that the Anglican Church was part of a Catholic and Universal Church and was maintaining its true traditions which had been corrupted by Rome . |
| 14 | Following Mary 's death , observers at home and abroad realized that the papal connection with England would once more be severed by her successor . |
| 15 | As she reached the outskirts of the town she stopped to ask the way , and then discovered that the traffic on the road past the White Lion was being diverted because of an accident . |
| 16 | The Party ordered 30,000 leaflets , capable of being used as window posters , and then discovered that the ‘ imprint ’ publisher 's details which must , by law , be openly displayed was on the wrong side . |
| 17 | A brilliant bird alighted on the opposite branch , cocked its head to show the jewels set within it , settled , and then realized that the boy was there , a mere span away . |
| 18 | To obtain a measure of potential performance , Buzzell and Chussil selected ‘ look-alike ’ businesses from the PIMS data base , split them between ‘ winners ’ and ‘ losers ’ , and then assumed that the potential performance of each business in the study was mapped by a gradual increase from its initial ROI up to that achieved by the ‘ winners ’ by the end of the period . |
| 19 | ‘ It must be the full moon , ’ Lee grumbled , melting butter in a saucepan , and then remembered that the moon had been but a sliver the previous night . |
| 20 | He opened his mouth to make an acid retort , and then remembered that the sura which permitted captives to be enslaved also went to considerable lengths to provide laws for their welfare . |
| 21 | With judicious use of hot water , I enjoyed four cups of tea , and then found that the rain had stopped . |
| 22 | He did not arrive there until 2nd January , 1692 , outwith the time allowed for the oath , and then found that the Sheriff-Depute who was empowered to accept his vow of allegiance was absent . |
| 23 | They had used the police in the political struggle and then found that the police were no longer reliable . |
| 24 | Local authorities had their fingers burnt before when they tried to get the software up and running and then found that the Government were changing the rules . |
| 25 | First , it implicitly and explicitly asserted that the aims of education and the content of the curriculum were legitimate matters for public discussion and could not be looked upon as the exclusive concern of professionals : |
| 26 | Leith noted his excitement , but since over-enthusiasm was all part and parcel of his personality , and seldom meant that the house was on fire , she failed to match his enthusiasm . |