Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed certain that nothing would alter the situation . |
| 2 | This assumption — that nothing would persuade the Chamberlain Government to make an alliance with the Soviet Union — was axiomatic on the left . |
| 3 | Impulsively , suddenly feeling that nothing could worsen the ruins of hir existence , Zambia opened the door and went in . |
| 4 | Just a short while ago she had thought that nothing could increase the feeling of dread that Andrew had left behind him in the drawing-room . |
| 5 | ‘ But such is the new-found and disturbing power of punk that nothing can stop the disc 's runaway success , ’ ranted the Sunday Mirror . |
| 6 | We wake in the night with a churning mind and it seems that nothing will settle the anxiety . |
| 7 | Antoinette married Louis , Léonie explained : so that everyone would think the baby was his . |
| 8 | A guide to procedure should be produced so that everyone would have an outline of a desirable order of events and to ensure proper standards of fairness and impartiality . |
| 9 | Sixty volunteers gave up their Saturday to act as guides so that everyone could tour the factory and be given explanations of the many processes involved . |
| 10 | The bodies would look sordid and ugly , dressed in old , rather soiled nightshirts and laid in open-topped coffins , slightly tilted so that everyone could see the contents . |
| 11 | To cater for pupils of different ability , however , and to ensure that everyone could gain a certificate , Dunning endorsed Munn 's proposal for three syllabuses of different levels of difficulty , and recommended that certificates should be awarded at three corresponding levels , covering the entire ability range . |
| 12 | This is not to say that everyone could name the book ( one chief adviser described it as ‘ the shiny red book which the drama adviser insisted I read ’ ) , nor in some instances was its actual existence known although its influence could be recognized . |
| 13 | Magical , mystical , fascinating and colourful , the culture and way of life in the Orient is so very different from our own that everyone should pay a visit at least once during their lifetime . |
| 14 | We broadly support the notion that everyone should enjoy the right of access to the countryside , although we also believe that with rights come responsibilities . |
| 15 | God 's intention is that everyone should enjoy the birthright of assurance . |
| 16 | Its principal aim , according to Mellor is that there should be ‘ something for everyone in all parts of the country , and that everyone should have an opportunity to try something new and widen their horizons ’ . |
| 17 | The aim is that there should be something for everybody in all parts of the country and that everyone should have an opportunity to try something new and widen their horizons . ’ |
| 18 | There must be no ‘ sacred cows ’ an I hope all of you will assist and will recognise that everyone can make a contribution . |
| 19 | It is , however , essential that everyone can see the demonstration and hear what is being said . |
| 20 | She was consoled in the knowledge that no-one would believe a girl next door like her any more anyway . |
| 21 | LAW 42.5 states ‘ that no-one shall rub the ball on the ground or use any artificial substance or take any other action to alter the condition of the ball . ’ |
| 22 | LIFESPAN provides a tool to ensure that you know what you are inspecting , i.e. that no-one can modify the modules you are inspecting . |
| 23 | He suggested that I might give a dinner to the leading newspaper editors and proprietors , when he could make some statement calculated to neutralise some of the undoubted venom that was then directed at him . |
| 24 | ‘ I thought that I might do an article to celebrate it ; describe the problems they face , and their success in tackling them . ’ |
| 25 | I have worked , I have exhausted myself day in day out , for years , and nobody has ever considered my age or health , it never entered my mother 's head that I might welcome a break , new surroundings , a chance to be waited on . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm keeping my fingers crossed that I might get a bit of it to strengthen the squad . ’ |
| 27 | A curate at St Luke 's , an older man from the West Indies , almost persuaded my parents to let me go out to Codrington College in the West Indies , but my headmaster was firm against this , expressing the hope that I might get a scholarship to an English university . |
| 28 | ‘ It did n't occur to you that I might have a lot on my mind ? |
| 29 | Write Ellen and by express even telegram for which I will pay in order that I might have the relief of knowing you have understood and all is clear . |
| 30 | It did not enter my head that I might have the seeds of a talent , that I too might have a career and that I should be preparing myself for it . |