Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] that [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newcomers to CAD say that it has its own jargon . |
| 2 | The disadvantages placed on the industry mean that it costs our farmers 5p a dozen more to produce eggs . |
| 3 | Well its supporters say that it 's it 's justified on the grounds of democracy . |
| 4 | So devastated were they when she announced that the term was due to end last week for a long Easter break that they begged her to let them continue . |
| 5 | Depth of sleep Many parents say that they think their child wets the bed because of being in such deep sleep . |
| 6 | Workers at Dowty aerospace can at least take comfort in one thing — the firms management say that they hope their streamlining programme is now at an end and that no further major redundancies will be announced . |
| 7 | Unrealistically high expectations ensure that we maintain our addiction and keep our guilt levels high . |
| 8 | Will he take this opportunity to confirm that it is the three strands that will form the basis of any future talks , and that against that background there will always be the Anglo-Irish Agreement , until the two Governments feel that they have something that transcends it ? |
| 9 | If managers say that they gain their vision and their pragmatic skill informally and from diverse sources , if they see their own development as something which took many years and came from a wide range of contexts , it is unlikely that a short-term substitute can be found which will fit into either the narrow limits of brief in-service training courses , year-long secondments or part-time study in higher education . |
| 10 | Her memoirs formed the inspiration for the film ‘ The King and I ’ , although Thomson 's portraits of the King show that he looked nothing at all like Yul Brynner . |
| 11 | The magazine folded and we all got drunk on Bulgarian wine and I made a speech about going out to penetrate the government and cut the arteries of the police state right at its heart — you need Bulgarian wine to say things like that it makes me faint to think of it now . |
| 12 | As the future of manufacturing investment depends on confidence in future economic performance , does my right hon. Friend think that anyone contemplating what will happen to his income will feel more confident if he is threatened with slow torture rather than immediate amputation ? |
| 13 | No , I do n't , and I get very cross when people say that he wasted his talent . |
| 14 | Most people ensure that they spend their lives working for something which they think has a future , and which will provide the sort of life and opportunity that they wish for themselves and their dependants . |
| 15 | Many people find that they drop their meditation practice or whatever it is at precisely the time when they think they need it most — i.e. when they are feeling most stressed . |
| 16 | By taking part , individuals also put direct pressure on the Government to ensure that some real action is taken at the Earth Summit — politicians will only act when enough people demand that they do something . |
| 17 | All of Gabriel 's people think that they know everything . |
| 18 | Several townspeople were so depressed at the semi-popish ways of Charles I and Archbishop Laud that they took their idealism to the New World , to a new and more perfect Dorchester . |
| 19 | It is n't a good system , and we have now heard both Jimmy Airlie and John Edmunds say that they hope it will be the last time it is used . |
| 20 | Well you 've heard the senior prosecutor say that she knows nothing , she |
| 21 | For the remaining half-hour she would be pleasant to him , and then she would quietly and purposefully remind him of the time , and with gentle dignity insist that he take her home . |
| 22 | A people without religion will in the end find that it has nothing to live for . |
| 23 | I have repeatedly stressed the importance of keeping your centre-line turned towards the opponent , yet some kicks require that you turn it away , sometimes by as much as 120° ! |
| 24 | The assistance , however late in the day , gave Hewett a new lease of life ; he flew at Slatter , striking him so hard with his police stick that he split it in pieces and knocked him out . |
| 25 | Thorpe Park recommend that you plan your day out for a visit of more than six hours to get maximum enjoyment from your outing . |
| 26 | My mum and dad deny that they make them a brew , but when I get home there 's usually 20 dirty cups outside the door . ’ |
| 27 | Some companies will allow you to fit the meter while others insist that you use their plumber — in one case , at a cost of up to £300 . |
| 28 | It is likely that the Romans followed Alexandrian fashion in this respect , but surviving portraits of later date suggest that they retained their own conventions of representing character in facial features . |
| 29 | Some students find that it helps them to make a brief précis of the situation , though you should n't waste too much time in writing out points which you already have set down in front of you . |
| 30 | Lovelock sees this dual function as a vital bridge , but others argue that it puts him in an invidious and altogether too powerful position . |