Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , the mind must be in readiness for new ways of seeing so that it is already poised for the marvellous and even the illogical . |
| 2 | The latter seeing only that a nation has been destroyed , regards the agreement as a peculiarly evil development of Imperialism … . |
| 3 | Britain was the fastest to decentralize. suggesting perhaps that it is in an advanced stage of industrial-urban evolution compared with much of Europe , though behind the trends observed for the United States . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , no measures were taken against him at the Restoration , suggesting perhaps that he had not been a republican by choice and may have worked towards the return of Charles II . |
| 5 | In each case rebleeding was seen to take place below the staple line , suggesting perhaps that while the oesophageal transection was satisfactory better results could conceivably be obtained with a more radical gastric devascularisation . |
| 6 | It has always been puzzling enough that the proportion of men in gynaecology is higher than in any virtually any other specialty , as if detachment were an advantage in this field . |
| 7 | Whilst the ATB has run courses on sheep fank design , more needs to be done on work planning for livestock handling so that each individual can adapt his own buildings to make the work easier . |
| 8 | The computer , relevant in materials science as in all other spheres of modern science , enables analysis of structural and microstructural problems to be made by using , for example , the Finite Element method , while computer-controlled machines simplify the problems of data gathering so that reliable information on materials properties can be obtained rapidly . |
| 9 | Robyn placed her hand over his , lifting it away , realising swiftly that he was more than a little drunk . |
| 10 | Her maids were unfolding her cloak , and the page who held her boots was kneeling so that she could put her feet into them . |
| 11 | " She did n't really love him , " Sarah shouted aloud in the empty house , and blushed as if there were a part of Enid lurking somewhere that could overhear her . |
| 12 | The little girl had been allowed to help with the setting out of the banquet , and noticing suddenly that there were six dishes of each delicacy and six pairs of chopsticks , she had asked her mother why this was so . |
| 13 | We would be delighted , and I expect that would blight his future even more , but it is essential that we have a mechanism to check on what is happening so that there is information and a body to which people can bring their grievances so that matters are properly set out and , more important , rectified before damage is done . |
| 14 | ‘ We need to let our members know that this is happening so that they can check out their own individual situation and we need to write to the regional council to find the basis for banding of agricultural housing here , ’ he said . |
| 15 | Julie had asked him what was going on but he 'd rushed out without telling her , mumbling only that it was important and that he did n't know when he 'd be back . |
| 16 | That 's rather like having a King Lear spiritually emoting with an insight which may transcend any previous realisation , whilst unfortunately playing havoc with the syntax , changing and/or forgetting words , and mumbling so that certain words inaudible to the unaware onlooker can be understood only by the expert who knows the text ! |
| 17 | In other words , we need to identify areas of schematic knowledge which the learners will accept as independently relevant and worth acquiring so that the learning of the language is seen as the necessary means to a desired end . |
| 18 | Well it may be that they do n't know how to , or that they set out such patterns of relating together that they have n't got the means of coping with it . |
| 19 | We know also the son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true and we are |
| 20 | KEYS : ‘ But it is not just a question of what is going on on the park , it 's what 's happening elsewhere that we 're beginning to hear and read about and that 's never been the case at Liverpool previously , ever . |
| 21 | On Jan. 6 , as part of a televised speech , he had described the liberation of Palestine as the main objective in the struggle , while reaffirming nevertheless that " the return of Kuwait to the motherland is a reality " , that the Iraqi army should prepare for " the mother of battles " , and that the war would reach " every struggler and fighter whose hand can reach out to harm aggressors in the whole world " ; on Jan. 9 , when an International Islamic Popular Conference opened in Baghdad , he promised that in the event of war the Americans would " swim in their own blood " . |
| 22 | In announcing yesterday that its Automated Pit Trading system will start on 30 November , the London International Financial Futures Exchange inserted the final element in a cautious but promising strategy for intergrating electronic trading and open outcry , and setting the pace for exchange reform in London . |
| 23 | I could hear Nell 's voice announcing calmly that everyone had time for another drink . |
| 24 | It was only after we had left , and were returning home that I realised what a good feeling it was to have helped someone in pain . |
| 25 | I think what is happening now that these papers have been published , er , is that we , we will be receiving er , erm , information , consultation from user groups about user groups and the pos possible implication that these reductions will have upon their services , er , but George is there anything you want to add ? |
| 26 | She ruled out topical references and jokes , understanding perfectly that her executive producer was incapable of appreciating either . |
| 27 | ‘ The next problem is fees , ’ Tim said , noticing sardonically that his partners ' level of attention rose sharply . |
| 28 | But important changes are occurring now that 91 per cent of the children of working-class backgrounds gain similar qualifications . |
| 29 | A jobless actor was annoying an off-duty bouncer , announcing loudly that he was due for a break . |
| 30 | Having initially taken the position ‘ that all inhabitants that have not lost their birthright should have an equal voice in elections ’ , he then spoke about the origins of government and in favour of property as the basis of representation , while denying strongly that the franchise should be restricted to forty-shilling freeholders , calling for its extension to leaseholders . |