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

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1 Just sit down ( I thought the idea was to dance — IM ) and listen to ‘ Yes Please ’ a few times until you realise that Shaun 's lyrics and the band 's music together still mean something to all their fans who follow a band purely for their music … so what were you doing talking to the stupid old Happy Mondays after all ?
2 I admit to feeling a little dubious regarding the adequacy of these small filtration units and this was well-founded in some respects as I discovered that although the two models are described as 35 and 55 gallon capacity no mention is made in the advertising that this refers to US gallons not Imperial .
3 On the other hand , this lower molecular weight is an advantage in some applications since it means that extruded sheet thermoforms more easily than cast sheet . ’
4 Sometimes a murder enquiry will have been going on for some days before it emerges that there is a sexual element involved .
5 ‘ It took a few years before one saw that the contact with , and knowledge of , industry , the dialogue , needed to be restored . ’
6 Mr Clark said legislation ensuring re-inspection could come into force within the next few years and he warned that it could result in hotels being prosecuted if they contravened their Fire Certificates .
7 ‘ We 've done some sums and we reckon that if you use the phone for more than one and half minutes per day it will be more expensive , ’ says a west London cellphone dealer .
8 The fighting continued for a few seconds before they realised that it was no longer dark .
9 I saw the rolled-up rug under the workbench and it was a few seconds before I realized that she was n't inside it any more .
10 It was a few seconds before she realised that it was coming from her .
11 It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her .
12 We do implement such measures where we believe that it is right to do so , but we have opposed the working time directive , for example , because it could have added an extra £5 billion to British industry 's costs .
13 I anticipate that in 1991 we will re-visit most of these subjects and I expect that we will address several others such as skills shortages , innovation policy and education policy proposals .
14 Mick , the National Officer has been er , the link between these organizations and I hope that the er , Professional erm , Boxers ' Association will give some credit to the G M B in erm , establishing themselves and we hope , as an organization , that in the future that they can be successful and we can be sure they will be because they 've not only got the likes of Barry but they 've got many other , prominent er , boxers who will , I 'm sure , establish erm , the Association in a very er , positive fashion .
15 Some of her happiest hours were passed in making these costumes and she found that time flew by — it seemed she had barely started before her mother was calling for her to have her bath and go to bed .
16 modern traffic calming measures however er I believe we have experts on the Council er in these matters but I believe that by narrowing the road and perhaps giving us pavements because one of our problems is that we have not got a continuous pavement through the village , and it is necessary to cross the road four times in some cases to walk from one end to the other .
17 Mrs Thatcher argues that the government 's success in revitalising the economy has now provided the resources for tackling these problems and she claims that many will be solved within the next five years .
18 One considers oneself able to be a Christian while holding to these principles because one believes that these very principles are fundamental to Christianity , or at least not incommensurate with it .
19 Most parents will readily describe these features but they say that the problem behaviours get in the way of appreciating their child 's good qualities .
20 His diet excluded all these items and he claimed that 70 per cent of children improved considerably on this regime .
21 He was also charged with forcing the king to bestow the earldom of March upon him in the Salisbury parliament of 1328 and then leading an armed band against the Earl of Lancaster , with procuring the death of the Earl of Rent , fomenting discord between Edward II and Isabella , and other offences which together amounted to a comprehensive indictment of his rule since 1326 , The earls and barons , ‘ the peers of the realm ’ , were asked to give their judgement on these charges and they declared that they were notorious and manifest to all .
22 The Beveridge Report referred to both of these consequences when it argued that social security benefits should be of subsistence level only , allowing the individual , if he so wished , to make his own provision for higher benefits through voluntary insurance — which should also be positively encouraged by the government through tax allowances .
23 You must practice this technique many times until you find that every time you shout ‘ STOP ! ’ the thoughts are successfully blocked .
24 I have driven along that road to Scotland many times and I know that beyond my hon. Friend 's constituency it is not so good .
25 Does the Minister accept that although some of us may have a disagreement with Bruce Millan , we have known him for many years and we know that he has always been , and is , punctilious in the exercise of his duties ?
26 My predecessors and I have enjoyed a close and fruitful working relationship with local authorities in Wales over many years and I believe that that has contributed significantly to the efficient and effective conduct of business between central and local government which is the key to the debate .
27 The Commission has many allies when it argues that enlarging the Community will provide the impetus necessary for closer Political integration .
28 Wholeness of body , mind and soul should be the prior concern of all Christians and they believe that this wholeness can be found through faith .
29 I mean no , I do n't know what to say but there 're so many things that she said that tt I 'm not speaking to her again , I , I know I should n't have done it .
30 We have , in fact , preserved unanimity for all decisions where we decide that we need it .
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