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

  Next page
No Sentence
1 The Russian law on citizenship , adopted in November 1991 , extended that privilege not only to the population of the Russian Federation but also to those living in other republics who requested it , and the Russian defence minister , Pavel Grachev , made it clear that fellow nationals would be defended ‘ wherever they live ’ ; Vice-President Rutskoi called more directly for recognition of the Dnestr republic , and the Foreign Ministry intervened when it appeared that the civil rights of Russian speakers in the newly independent Baltic republics were being infringed .
2 There 's also this thing which is called agricultural fundamentalism right and the most developing c , most developed countries , most of the population live in urban areas and the they see erm er rural areas as being sort of the backbone of society , sort of the salt of the earth type of element in society that although they do n't participate in themselves would like to maintain right and so even consumers may well be would not want see erm agriculture obliterated from er , from their country right because they like the products that erm that agriculture produces and they think that you can of erm destroying of the agricultural industry would , would pose an unacceptable burden on the fabric of rural society and as a result are quite happy to see protectionism er fo , for that industry .
3 We had heard that the paths ahead were precarious and exposed , but my heart sank when I noticed that even the horses were being blindfolded .
4 Several subjects reported that they felt that they would be able to give far more information if they were permitted to recall the junctions in the order in which they had been driven .
5 Although the Shorter Oxford Dictionary says that it means that the person has drunk ‘ intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control , ’ it is arguable that the person must have taken intoxicating liquor to excess so that he has lost the power of self control .
6 Her eyes opened and she saw that he had tugged a long strand of hair free and was playing it between his fingers .
7 Naseby 's eyes narrowed as he indicated that this would be an early priority .
8 ‘ Perhaps , ’ Corbett lied for he knew that if it was not , the accident could well have occurred earlier .
9 Suddenly , Labour wobbled as it appeared that the Tories might have picked a genuine winner .
10 Our Agent advises that we indicate that £25,000 is the lowest acceptable offer and that she pays for the alteration .
11 The defendant contended that he thought that he was a good enough shot to hit only the bottles .
12 Slowly the tension eased as we realised that we were going to make it ; we exchanged jokes , we moved with greater confidence .
13 However , something on new or developing areas of law , specific cases ( if your clients agree and you believe that it may help them ) and items of genuine local interest can all bring you to the attention of the editors .
14 Mrs Singh said that she felt that Balbinder would always do what was wanted if it suited him .
15 Usually , the Oracle says simply that ‘ the Master is asleep ’ , but if you are running an adventure in which Drachenfels is returning to life and the adventurers have n't killed him yet , the Oracle 's eyes gleam as he says that ‘ the Master is growing stronger , he will come to see me soon ’ , as he clasps his hands together in unholy pleasure .
16 The confusion yields when we realize that we have to do with a limited area , however large , and that the ‘ unionists ’ , if I may use this term , made the mistake of extrapolating the ambiguity and interchangeability within this limited area to the whole scope of Mozart 's staccato notation .
17 Her heartbeat quickened when she saw that Andrew Walker had telephoned twice that morning , and would like her to return his call as soon as possible .
18 ’ My parents know and I know that this is the best place I could be .
19 The judge indicated that he believed that police of all ranks had been involved in a cover-up of the initial investigation of the massacre and called for a public inquiry .
20 However , reports questioning Shah 's independence grew after it emerged that Irfanullah Marwat Khan , implicated in the alleged gang-rape of a close friend of the PPP leader Benazir Bhutto [ see p. 38683 ] , had been retained as an adviser to the new provincial government .
21 For instance the project will assess children 's understanding of the following situation : at a pedestrian crossing I can rely on the motorist stopping if I know that he has seen me , but I can not rely on it if I know that he has not seen me .
22 If A knows in advance that B ca n't come , then he is being deceptive ; but if he knows that B knows that he knows that B ca n't come , then he can not be interpreted as requesting at all ( utterance ( i ) might then be a joke , or if B is in an incapacitated ( say , inebriated ) state , perhaps a gibe ) .
23 Panic subsided when he saw that it was Jimmy .
24 The first part of Heisenberg 's concluding sentence shows that he felt that such a view fell short of attributing reality to elementary particles .
25 Her skin tingled and she knew that she was taut with expectation .
26 At the bar stood several men , well-dressed , hair slicked back , sharing the knowing sympathy of lions waiting until something passed that struck them as worth killing .
27 Initially , the Italian government declined to become involved , but Mussolini relented when he heard that his principal rivals in the Mediterranean , the French , were going to aid the Republic .
28 I think Sanders choked when he missed that short putt to win .
29 I 'm disturbed with what Phil says as he argues that we should trust staff but we would not like them knocking on doors .
30 The bomb-shell exploded when it added that those sixty-six coupons must last for a whole year .
  Next page