Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [that] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You do n't give a shit that it 's broken . |
| 2 | When told that Amnesty International had made a radical new departure in the choice of his successor , a decision that it was hoped would be regarded as courageous , Ian 's response was to nod . |
| 3 | Many objections were voiced against the proposed deal which caused such a storm that it was dropped within days of the news breaking . |
| 4 | For his contempt in abetting such an action his temporalities were distrained until he did prefer the royal clerk — such a humiliation that it was said to have occasioned his death . |
| 5 | She pointed out how to deal with a child , for example , who has run away near a busy road : ‘ You should explain to a child that it is creating danger , or is in a dangerous situation . |
| 6 | The scheme was debated in the Supreme Soviet , where a proposal that it be put under a moratorium for several months was defeated . |
| 7 | Added to this was an acceptance of liberal Victorian culture to such a degree that it was assumed to be as eternal as the gospel itself . |
| 8 | The fact that the Sun is producing far less of these enigmatic particles than expected could well be a symptom that it is going through a quiescent period — although it could equally well be that there is something wrong with our theories concerning what makes the Sun shine . |
| 9 | I HAD a suspicion that it was going to be a nuclear week when I saw Richard Baker examining Raymond Briggs about the bomb on Omnibus . |
| 10 | ‘ I like a pint , and I cracked a joke that it was modelled on my belly . |
| 11 | The information concerning the board 's investigation was also imparted to the Bank expressly on terms that it was highly sensitive and with a request that it be kept confidential . |
| 12 | A request that it be treated with salt and gravel during icy weather . |
| 13 | A request that it be treated with salt and gravel during icy weather . |
| 14 | And they were triumphant , as we were now , because it was a sign that it was going to be all right : a clear confirmation of life . |
| 15 | There is a feeling that it is damaging to the community if the uncertainty carries on too long . ’ |
| 16 | As part of the fund-raising effort , the Scottish Bridge Union ran a National Spring Swiss Teams and this was such a success that it was repeated this year . |
| 17 | a statement that it was made or subsisted during the year the names of the directors and connected persons concerned principal terms |
| 18 | With any drug breaking down emotional barriers , there is always a risk that it is going to unlock some psychological problem . ’ |
| 19 | If a bank was in such a position that it was to end , what is the necessity for it to go on ? |
| 20 | If so could we have a proposer and a seconder that it been accepted . |
| 21 | Until now my only objection to living in a water-mill had been a conviction that it was bound to be dark , water-mills having a habit of being in valleys , Nigel explained , but it was wonderfully light up there , with two large , deep-set windows . |
| 22 | Another effect of intrinsic curvature is revealed when a vector is transported round a closed path in such a way that it is moved parallel to itself at each step of the journey . |
| 23 | That is ‘ No comment ’ , but it 's ‘ No comment ’ done in such a way that it is implying intelligence on the part of the audience , saying , ‘ Well , you realize , of course , that if I were to comment on this , you know , it would prejudice either the chances of the prisoner if we catch him or , you know , any possible clues and so on . ’ |
| 24 | Note that the character string END-OF must not appear in the description in such a way that it is aligned with the other keywords in the header , or a scanner error will result . |
| 25 | Suppose now that it lends 90 per cent of that deposit in sterling to a UK resident who spends it in such a way that it is redeposited with the UK bank ; also that the remaining 10 per cent is held by the overseas bank as an interest-bearing sterling deposit with the UK bank . |
| 26 | " Every question asked requires historical information to be applied : the basic need here is for the candidate to select information which is relevant and to organise it in such a way that it is directed towards answering the specific question asked . " |
| 27 | Furthermore , the pain caused by the presence of an embedded spine makes the muscles it has penetrated contract in such a way that it is driven even deeper into the flesh . |
| 28 | If the human mind had been created in such a way that it was matched to the intelligibility of nature , then the possibility of secure scientific knowledge could be affirmed . |
| 29 | Erm I , I think it was er you know a good thing that in a way that it was parted and made er staff , you know , training officer and business you know , sort of thing . |
| 30 | With a sigh of relief I dropped my hands , because instead of Dad lying there there was the attic door which had fallen in such a way that it was wedging the door back , trapping me where I was . |