Example sentences of "[noun] that what they " in BNC.
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| 1 | In twenty years time maybe they wo n't feel so self-conscious , but I do n't think we should lost sight of the point that what they 're getting a tiny , tiny sense of is what women , a large number of women , feel all the time . |
| 2 | We will introduce legislation designed to give consumers confidence that what they purchase is properly described — and that adequate compensation is offered where these requirements are not met . |
| 3 | Her temper was caused by the fact that she had a terrible suspicion that what they said was true . |
| 4 | There was never any question that the movies would become political or radical as the showmen were as opposed to Socialism and labour unions as their fellow American businessmen and , in any case , they remained firmly of the opinion that what they had to give their public was entertainment . |
| 5 | I went on my way happy after that — indeed , happier than I had been before I had seen the strange apparitions-and it occurred to me that somebody both less logical and less imaginative would have jumped to the conclusion that what they had seen were UFOs . |
| 6 | A vast new respectable society arose round the professions , dignified by the belief that what they were doing ( although it might be exorbitantly expensive ) was in pursuit of some higher calling . |
| 7 | Some sportsmen connect you viscerally with them when they perform , often those who , like Christie , are not infallible , are not always perfectly behaved , but who give you both a run for your money and a sense that what they 're doing is dramatic and important . |
| 8 | Yet there was no discussion of whether the listeners wanted to hear so much about regional and area commissioners and MPs : few politicians ever questioned the assumption that what they said and did should form the basis of daily news . |
| 9 | We have to persuade the pupils that what they are doing is worthwhile — even when we doubt it ourselves . |
| 10 | This was recognised by Sir Ernest Gowers in The Complete Plain Words : [ L ] egal draftsmen have to ensure to the best of their ability that what they say will be found to mean precisely what they intended , even after it has been subjected to detailed and possibly hostile scrutiny by acute legal minds … |
| 11 | But , in the euphoria of the moment , were the local breeders blinding themselves to the fact that what they were really doing was preserving freaks ? |
| 12 | The BBC usually attempt to hide the fact that what they 're about to show is a repeat by introducing it with the words : ‘ Another chance to see … |
| 13 | The Royal Family will not profit from the business , though one report said that the campaign by Anglo-American firm the Eclectic American Catalogue Company appears designed to give customers the impression that what they are buying is backed by the Queen . |