Example sentences of "[noun] that none [prep] " in BNC.

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1 May I als also ask her to bear in mind that none of us are in a great hurry to go through again the expense and the dislocation of the relocation of the British Library , and if this land is not made available to the Library , that might happen rather sooner than we wish .
2 So is indecisiveness an excess of imagination which can see so many possibilities in each alternative that none of them can be rejected ?
3 In welcoming the release of Mr. Waite and Mr. Sutherland , may I express the hope that none of us forget that there are still more hostages whom we wish to see speedily returned to their homes .
4 ‘ In case my digestive juices were making so much noise that none of you heard what I said , I 'll repeat it .
5 The trio were so utterly absorbed in each other for the next half hour that none of them noticed Rose Williams watching them from some little distance , her face screwed into a sour smile of bitterness and longing .
6 But in spite of everything perhaps it was just as well that none of the things they could see … none of the plump fish or chickens being toasted on skewers , none of the creamy breads , chapatis , nan , and parathas , none of the richly bubbling curries and glistening mounds of rice , which the skeletons ' scarlet rimmed eyes could see in their lenses and at which they glared for hour after hour that none of these things were available , for in their starved and debilitated condition it was very likely that a heavy curry would have killed them as dead as a cannon ball .
7 ‘ At the ATC [ adult training centre ] there 's a new computer that none of the trainees have been shown how to use .
8 Closely resembling a trade union movement , the Workingmen 's Association gave Cipriani a mass support that none of his politically independent rivals could match .
9 North American house wrens favour sloughed snake skins and the eider duck grows special downy feathers on its own breast which it plucks off with its beak to produce a soft and warming blanket that none of man 's synthetic materials can equal .
10 But when he realized by late afternoon that none of the farmers at Casterbridge wanted a farm manager , or even a shepherd , he decided to try his luck at another fair the next day .
11 you 're coming near to the end of your shift you 're not waking up because it 's getting near morning whereas everybody else is , you 're finding it much more difficult to carry on because you 've gone through the whole night working , the night is well along and it becomes increasingly more difficult to stay awake so physically , spiritually , whatever way you look at it , it is certainly very difficult to stay awake in the truth today , but it is n't that difficult and it is n't er a hurdle that none of us can overcome , Jehovah says that his load is light , Jesus echoed that did n't he and it is true that if we do Jehovah 's will , Jehovah 's way , then it will be made light for us , he will help us to stay awake , but he 's not going to allow us to slumber and drift off into obscurity , but it all comes back in hinges upon us and that 's why the counsel is in verse thirteen as a day , as in a day time look , let us walk decently so we have to do something do n't we ?
12 I may share with others the sense of wonder that none of us could have believed in 1987 that the most significant international changes would take place .
13 I associate myself with the remarks made by hon. Members in all parts of the House about the hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West ( Mr. Janner ) , who has been through an ordeal that none of us would wish to share .
14 It was a pity that none of the Scandinavian allies were willing to co-operate with the scheme .
15 When shoots can be seen , double check that none of the tubers are upside down .
16 The recent Autumn Statement from the National Heritage Ministry included the announcement that none of the proposed restoration options will be taken up , and that the monument will remain under wraps for the foreseeable future .
17 That was one of the reasons he liked living out at Little Knoll , so he could have his own life , his own place that none of them at school knew about .
18 When you 've made your gifts to the various museums , you have given them with the stipulation that none of the works of art may ever be sold .
19 Charlotte then employed every sign that she knew to tell the other fishermen that none of them should put to sea on that day , to no avail .
20 They all made it clear that handing patients over to the press was a regular occurrence ( a point that none of the committee commented on or asked questions about ) .
21 I would agree with Mr that none of the proposals are a clear expression of local preference because none of them have actually been considered by the the local people within each of the districts .
22 The incompetence of the king , and the arrogance and greed of the Despensers , had so alienated men from the court that none except the few who profited from the king 's favour would fight for him .
23 Hawley says : ‘ That 's because when he was at Hunslet Parkside he used to score four or five tries a match and was so quick off the mark that none of his team-mates could keep up with him . ’
24 The soft drinks sellers tapped out rhythms on the sides of their coolers with bottle-openers , keeping up an incessant chant of Peps , Peps , Peps , although Pepsi was the one drink that none of them had .
25 Jan. 15 Pérez de Cuéllar issues final appeal via Security Council in attempt to prevent " a conflict that none of [ the world 's ] peoples want " .
26 Jan. 15 Pérez de Cuéllar 's final appeal to prevent " a conflict that none of [ the world 's ] peoples want " .
27 Such strict training was given by Tiller that none of his dancers would have contemplated talking in the first place .
28 They had n't quite known whether to be optimistic or pessimistic about the overnight delay , but they were adamant in their belief that none of these parents was capable of doing the things stated in the allegations against them .
29 Problems have arisen because of the belief that none of the well-known and loved musical settings could be used in the new rites .
30 In fact , it seemed to be a school speciality that none of the doors fitted properly and the windows ( most of which were slit windows ) had no glass in them at all .
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