Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The former is loam , that is top-soil taken from a meadow and then sterilised ; the other is the semi-decayed remains of sedges or mosses that are preserved from total decomposition in peat bogs by a blanket of water and acidity . |
| 2 | On the down side , domestic broadcasters decided to ban any songs or plays that could cause offence . |
| 3 | Is ‘ The sea appears to a viewer to be the same colour all over ’ simply an alternative way of saying ‘ The viewer is of the opinion that ( or judges that , or thinks that ) the sea is the same colour all over ? ’ |
| 4 | Open grassy tracks or rides that divide up the plantation were originally put in to allow machinery access to the forest and to act as firebreaks . |
| 5 | Who remembers or cares that it was he , who as minister of local government , introduced the poll tax and defended it passionately to the death ? |
| 6 | In future when I land at anything other than properly documented airfields I will ask the question : Are there any other runways or strips that look like runways in the vicinity that could be mistaken for the active runway ? |
| 7 | The computer 's place in all this was in the control of either the mechanical discs or strips that carried the images of each character or , later on , in the generation and display of the characters themselves on a CRT . |
| 8 | The marketer , therefore , needs to understand the needs or wants that inspire individual motivation , and give rise to particular forms of purchase behaviour . |
| 9 | For instance , the breathiness or squeaks that come out when we are trying to say something important are caused by lack of confidence , which many women are particularly prone to . |
| 10 | Duress that invalidates consent consists either of a credible threat to take substantial action against the agent or against a person or a cause that he values if he does not consent or in the taking of such actions against him or against persons or causes that he values with an offer to restore the situation if he does consent . |
| 11 | Disputes relating to rights and obligations centre upon interpreting the status quo , while third parties ' claims may rest upon interests or needs that have emerged or been articulated at some subsequent time . |
| 12 | Aerobics ( or exercises that make you puff ) have the advantage of making your heart fitter , but sometimes the disadvantage of pushing the body too far and causing excess wear and tear on ligaments and joints . |
| 13 | Thus our very existence could be regarded as a confirmation of grand unified theories , though a qualitative one only ; the uncertainties are such that one can not predict the numbers of quarks that will be left after the annihilation , or even whether it would be quarks or antiquarks that would remain . |
| 14 | One can compare the passage just quoted , which insists on the unknowability of the real world , with some of her subsequent remarks ; as , for instance , when she refers to her argument ‘ that literature represents the myths and imaginary versions of real social relationships ’ , and claims that ‘ a form of criticism which refuses to reproduce the pseudo-knowledge offered by the text provides a real knowledge of the work of literature ’ , or says that ‘ the task of criticism , then , is … to produce a real knowledge of history . ’ |
| 15 | The check is terminated whenever the bounding approach either proves that the specified condition can not occur , or establishes that the condition can Occur at the level of original definition . |
| 16 | Decisions or plans that went awry a few weeks ago may now right themselves and the momentum of life steps up markedly . |
| 17 | These , it is important to stress , are generalizations — there are always individuals or subcultures that may not have such orientations . |
| 18 | or Anchises that laid hold of her flanks of air |
| 19 | With the court having ordered the husband 's interest to be conveyed or transferred to the wife , or agreement to that effect having been reached , it may be that the wife requests or desires that the house be conveyed or transferred to herself and her new husband . |
| 20 | It is also dangerous to pick up needles or syringes that you see lying around . |
| 21 | The programme will have succeeded if , in 15 years ' time , primary health care in the capital has lost its status as the national laggard ; the quality of the services it offers matches or exceeds that enjoyed in the rest of England ; and London has become a place where aspiring primary health care practitioners in all disciplines aim to work . |
| 22 | Initially , this may create no problems because the accountant may have been motivated by interest and a desire to improve his own efficiency at work but problems could arise later if the accountant moves to another firm or discovers that his program is commercially viable . |
| 23 | Are there any hidden obstructions , such as sandbanks , rocks or wrecks that might claim your skeg or body if you run into them ? |
| 24 | In showing off to the raw recruits he might even throw the small plane into such daring bankings or dives that it could n't be manoeuvred out of . |
| 25 | Selectivity affects variables or attributes that influence the outcome or the dependent variable : the problem is , if using the experimental mock-up , to separate out this initial selectivity from the impact of the institution , in this case , the military . |
| 26 | Is ‘ The sea appears to a viewer to be the same colour all over ’ simply an alternative way of saying ‘ The viewer is of the opinion that ( or judges that , or thinks that ) the sea is the same colour all over ? ’ |
| 27 | Again , a situation in which the animal detects that there is danger , or suspects that there might be danger , is something which we need to take account of in considering the welfare of animals . |
| 28 | If the child has the capacity to make an informed decision , the solicitor should not divulge the information without his consent unless he knows or suspects that younger children are being abused or the child is in fear of his life or serious injury . |
| 29 | In virtue of expressing the belief that it is raining the statement ‘ It is raining says or asserts that it is raining . |
| 30 | They might sell single eyeshadow colours , or compacts that you fill yourself . |