Example sentences of "[vb pp] that [pron] [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In defending this choice of subject matter Le Roy Ladurie has recently protested that it represents just whatever can be most readily understood in quantitative terms . |
| 2 | We could all have thought of suitable answers to that one , but the rigid framework in which we lived dictated that we button up our lips , bite our tongues and suffer in silence . |
| 3 | It is well known that we remember best what comes first and what comes last in any period of study or reading . |
| 4 | He stipulated that his kinsman John Herringman should have ‘ my Coppyes and partes of Coppys of Books as they stand entered in the Register Booke of the Company of Staconers … provided that he serves out his seaven years of Apprentishipp justly and truly ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Any questions you like provided that you know only your daughter can answer them ; the nickname of a childhood friend , for example , or the description of some pet she used to have , anything that she will know and her captors ca n't know . |
| 6 | Like most conservatory owners , Bill has found that it enhances both his garden and his home . |
| 7 | The waiters , and particularly the wine waiters , are so beautifully trained that you notice only their discretion and skill — you hardly even see them filling your glass or taking your plate . |
| 8 | At one meeting , Branson became so exasperated that he walked off his own boat and paced up and down the towpath outside to cool down . |
| 9 | People are told that Mr Zhang was so dedicated that he cut short his honeymoon to return to work , telling his new wife : ‘ One day without hearing the sound of the drill , my heart is heavy . |