Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.

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61 Maintaining control over which is the most up-to-date version of the document can be a problem unless there 's centralized organization , logging who 's done what and making sure that everyone 's working on the right version .
62 James asked , contributing to the elaborate pretence that everyone was thinking about the Redburns , not Abbotsfield .
63 As long ago as 1911 Edmund Holmes wrote of schools that were ‘ ridden by the examination incubus ’ , arguing that everyone was cheated by a system whose merit-order and pass-lists were nothing but ‘ outward signs ’ .
64 In fact , the interviews were so casual that everyone was reassured that they would be released as soon as the general strike eased .
65 Rostov turned round and saw that everyone was bowing except Alexei .
66 The fact that everyone was waving tiny American flags made this spectacle of labour all the more bizarre .
67 Despite the received view that everyone was watching films like The Battleship Potemkin , Lenin 's vision began to be realised only at the end of the 1920's .
68 Carolyn noticed that everyone was watching Bryony , and Bryony smiled and threaded the ear-rings through the holes in her ears , and they must all have a look and comment .
69 They stood swearing at each other , both aware that everyone was watching .
70 Every time he removed his glasses to wipe the rain off them he could see that everyone was taking advantage of his short-sightedness to stare at him and grin and point .
71 Having told me that everyone was advising him to record it , I told him to go ahead and do it , but not with me .
72 I looked around , and it seemed that everyone was looking at Kezia .
73 The first two figures revealed that everyone was looking to the farm to be financially viable .
74 She was lost in thought , and did not seem to notice that everyone was looking at her .
75 He was aware that everyone was looking at him , and it was clear what they were thinking .
76 A graphics display screen could be used to switch rapidly from one map to another ; this would have the advantage of economy ( in that costly high-quality paper maps would not be needed by each participant ) and would be one way of ensuring that everyone was looking at the right map at any particular time .
77 Blake felt that everyone was looking at him .
78 But she admits there was room for rationalization in other areas ; ‘ at first clothes were never costed properly ; in fact we may have been underpricing ’ , she explained , ‘ but for Laura the most important thing was that everyone was working happily together ’ .
79 Snapping open her eyes , she realized that everyone was staring at her , everyone was talking about her , everyone knew that she was about to —
80 Clamping her mouth shut , she stormed after him , suddenly furious that everyone was treating her like a child .
81 Er , once they were able to leave the home and so that everyone was looked after , they never left our care really and
82 I howled even more when I saw that everyone was laughing at me , Andreas , my mother , various passers by .
83 But the company she was temping for was a subsidiary of Bryce International and her boss had left her in no doubt that everyone was expected to attend .
84 A combination of pressure , staff shortages and the feeling that no-one is listening to them makes many more inclined to take a day off .
85 You should , therefore , make every attempt to be in the first row , going fast as the gun goes and , ideally , with a space to leeward so that no-one is making you pinch .
86 Some statements are so wild that no-one is expected to take them seriously ; these are sometimes referred to as salesman 's " puff " .
87 His father objected that the police had arrested him unlawfully , because the law lays it down that no-one is allowed to do on Sunday the work by which he earns a living , and the police were therefore not allowed to arrest anybody on a Sunday .
88 If this is to be a spinnaker leg , hold onto the hoist until you are sure that no-one is going to luff you , but be ready for a quick hoist .
89 Ho ho Keith , some wags at the NME have taken to calling MAW ‘ musicians against success ’ because — get this — those musicians who 've had the guts to stand up and be counted like Sinead O'Connor , The Farm , Carter USM , Cud , Billy Bragg , Lisa Stansfield , The Stones , Lush , Orbital and Soho are all ‘ failures that no-one 's heard of ’ .
90 At least it was the same for all traffic and Adam was soon convinced that no-one was following him .
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