Example sentences of "[verb] that [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taking a deep breath , he than walked slowly and sedately down one side of the lane , keeping to the shadows , praying that none of the neighbours would report a suspicious man creeping along the back of the houses . |
| 2 | The costs of a non-Europe research programme suggest that something in the region of 0.5 per cent of Community GDP may be " wasted " by nations favouring domestic public procurement policies and therefore an effective competition policy to counteract such protection measures must be accompanied by a re-distributive regional policy . |
| 3 | This week 's figures suggest that one in three motorists are buying unleaded , despite the confusion which still exists about which cars can run on which fuel . |
| 4 | New technology has increased dust and noise levels , and current dust levels suggest that one in 20 miners may develop lung damage after a lifetime 's exposure , and four-fifths according to a British Coal survey in 1983 were exposed to damaging levels of noise . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course , you will know that we in Iran have hostages , too . |
| 6 | I do n't know that we in Britain should be directly involved in defending those things , but there is the Helsinki process the C S C E process which is a Europe wide arrangement which among other things exist , there to ensure that these rights are observed . |
| 7 | Does he not know that one in five of private contracts has ended in failure ? |
| 8 | ‘ And how do we know that everything in this dump has n't fallen off the back of a lorry ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We do know that someone in Bucharest told them that the monastery at Putna was an absolute must . |
| 10 | During a debate , the party was reminded that one in 20 Labour members is under 25 years old while the average age of the party is 45 . |
| 11 | The fundamental problem with the CAP is that , in an attempt to keep farmers on the land , the price mechanism has become so distorted that none of its objectives is now being realised , and at a high cost . |
| 12 | The Collector knew it was time he hurried downstairs … he had expected that something like this would happen , but not so quickly . |
| 13 | It must also not be forgotten that we in Britain , at least , tend to get our latitudes wrong when looking across the Atlantic . |
| 14 | Goodness , I must be in a state of trauma to have forgotten that none of them had drunk either at lunch-time or in the afternoon . ’ |
| 15 | The luthier , Tony Rockett attempted to track down a new steel rod for my bass , only to discover that nobody in this country supplies Warwick spares . |
| 16 | ‘ Could n't describe that one as an asset , ’ Granpa used to say . |
| 17 | They keep sheep in Magdalen grove now , and I hear the fleecy care bleating all day long : I am shocked to find that none of my pupils , though they are all acquainted with pastoral poetry , regards them as anything but a nuisance : and one of my colleagues has been heard to ask why sheep have their wool cut off . |
| 18 | Consequently , it is not surprising to find that none of these mosaics is assignable , confidently , to a period before 330 ( or that all but no. 16 could be of the third quarter of the fourth century ) . |
| 19 | Surely , however , there are lines to be drawn , and it is not only remarkable , but worrying , to find that someone in such a responsible position can argue that the tobacco industry provides a neutral form of sponsorship . |
| 20 | It is reported that everyone in the area has lost a relative as a direct result of pollution . |
| 21 | The health authorities declared a fresh state of " red alert " on Dec. 28 when further cases of cholera were discovered in three northern provinces bordering Bolivia and Paraguay , although it was reported that none of the 44 people diagnosed in the space of five days had died [ for outbreak in early 1992 see p. 38761 ] . |
| 22 | His study , to be presented to the British Psychological Society 's annual conference in Scarborough today , found that one in three girls wanted to be thinner , even though many of them were not overweight . |
| 23 | A survey by London Gay Switchboard in 1980 of people looking for accommodation found that one in four was homeless on account of their sexuality . |
| 24 | Our own work found that one in three managers appeared to go through a sense of crisis in their late thirties . |
| 25 | A study of nearly 2,500 sixth formers , conducted by Dr Anne Charlton of the Cancer Research Campaign , found that one in five smoked at colleges where smoking was not permitted , compared with one in three where smoking was allowed . |
| 26 | Walker also found that none of the 11 pronouns resolved correctly by the original BFP but not by Hobbs were made to fail when the alteration was made . |
| 27 | Clare had not wanted to leave Josh ( who would be three in December ) with a babysitter , but she found that none of the local nursery schools , public or private , had an available slot . |
| 28 | It is considered that something in the region of 40g daily should be quite sufficient to protect your health in all the ways which have been described , and to make it much easier for you to control your weight in the future . |
| 29 | Now it is recommended that we in section nine and four A , in brackets four , someone move . |
| 30 | But one large finance house which circulates new customers with literature promoting other loan possibilities reported that one in five pursue the offer no indication that the ‘ loans as loans ’ stage is with us yet , but a tribute to the power of the advertising which could bring it closer . |