Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] that on " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the Wordsworths ' desire to continue the acquaintance was so strong that on July 14th they rented Alfoxden House , in a village three miles off . |
| 2 | In the latter half of the year , rumours of a coup grew so persistent that on Oct. 15 , the country 's senior military officers issued a communiqué affirming their loyalty to the government and to the " democratic system " . |
| 3 | These became so popular that on delivery day customers would fight wildly for bags of them . |
| 4 | Indeed , this reluctance has been so marked that on occasions , as in 1985 , it was said to produce ‘ round-tripping ’ . |
| 5 | The reality of this breakdown in relations is confirmed by letters written by Alcuin in 790 in which he reported a quarrel between Charlemagne and Offa so serious that on both sides traders were forbidden to sail . |
| 6 | As he waxed into an eloquent period , he would realize the absurdity of his situation or the humbug of his pleading and be overcome with internal laughter , a laughter so vast that on occasion it left him too weak to go on with the speech . |
| 7 | Not surprisingly , against this background , family relationships were very strained and Gary was so unpopular that on the rare occasions when he did behave appropriately it went unnoticed and unattended to , which meant he was only getting attention for antisocial behaviour . |
| 8 | The rioting ignited here in 1986 became so severe that on the second day President Kaunda imposed a curfew and closed all of Zambia 's borders . |
| 9 | Walden was so small that on one occasion , entering the players ' quarters behind his team-mates on arrival at an away game , he was told , ‘ Go away , sonny , ’ by an official . |
| 10 | This applies when the words are so wide that on a strict construction they cover improbable and unlikely events . |
| 11 | Henry is , or whether Mrs G. has presented you with a little Tasmanian , or likely to do so , a point upon which her mother is so exceedingly anxious that on finding it was not mentioned she sat down and cried with vexation . ’ |
| 12 | Thinking of him again made me so wretched that on my way back into the department I did not even notice the owner of the hand that held open the door for me , until I chanced to notice Dr Jones watching from outside his office . |
| 13 | Somehow it seemed delightfully ironic that on the very day that the Association of Tennis Professionals organised its fascinating and skilfully presented seminar on ‘ The Speed of the Game ’ , two renowned baseliners reached the final of the Lipton Players International Championships in Key Biscayne . |
| 14 | But it seems more likely that on this occasion a handful of key politicians and civil servants actually took the lead ; Peter Walker at the Department of the Environment ( DOE ) and Robert Carr , Home Secretary ( the Home Office set up the Urban Deprivation Unit in 1972 ) , were clearly influential , and Derek Morrell was a key official over CDP in the Home Office . |
| 15 | Ten days later , Falkenhayn was on the telephone himself , expressing the fear that the British were after all about to attempt a relief operation , ‘ and probably a landing attempt ’ It was hardly surprising that on April 17th Rupprecht — irritated and not keen to be involved in another of Falkenhayn 's half-measure offensives that he deplored — coolly declined his invitation to attack the British , pointing to the strong reinforcements now in the line . |
| 16 | Per Lord Mackay of Clashfern L.C. I regard it as crucial that on the facts as found the taxpayers ' sons occupied only surplus places and their right to do so was entirely discretionary ( post , p. 1036A–B ) . |
| 17 | The summary way in which teacher education was disposed of at Barry also contrasts strongly with what happened in North East Wales : here , there was much lobbying to prevent teacher training based on Cartrefle College of Education , now merged into the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education , from contracting further ; it is indeed ironical that on the same day , 26 July 1977 , that Gordon Oakes , Minister of State at the DES , declared that Cartrefle should be spared the axe , predominantly on the basis of its geographical location , he should pronounce a death sentence at Barry . |
| 18 | No censorship would take place beforehand , but it was made quite clear that on these issues the press was expected to censor itself , to know what ought not to be reported . |
| 19 | Mr Salmond said : ‘ I find it quite incredible that on the day this bungling Government is desperately trying to scramble out of a hole on pit closures , it is at the same time drilling itself into a well on oil jobs . |