Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can , can I make a suggestion to you on this point and that is that rather than worrying about the date of the document itself which makes sense just to put January or something like that , what you actually keep a careful record of and this can be with the issue and such like , is the date from which that procedure is required to be worked to , which would be the issue date as opposed to any date that it was typed or agreed or anything like that . |
| 2 | consulted or asked or involved or anything like that |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Our own work found that one in three managers appeared to go through a sense of crisis in their late thirties . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | We shouted but what with the noise of the water and not knowing their language of course it was n't any use and then we were in the water . |
| 11 | Suddenly he realized that everyone in the queue was staring at him with frank interest and uninhibited hostility . |
| 12 | The school trip was an example of massive disorganized organization : every minute of every day was officially occupied , and Clara wasted some time before she realized that nobody in the whole world would care or even notice whether she attended each event or not . |
| 13 | I began to think that I was in an isolation hospital , until I realised that nothing at all happens after six o ‘ clock until breakfast next morning — not even a hot drink except in emergencies . |
| 14 | ‘ Perhaps she realised that something like that would make it easier for her to be found . ’ |
| 15 | When he realised that none of his children was interested in farming as a career , he had moved the family to Brisbane and had encouraged Belinda in her ambition to become a nurse . |
| 16 | Years later one of Cahiers ' most influential critics , Jean-Luc Godard , admitted that none of them had really believed in the theory , but had used it to draw attention to themselves . |
| 17 | When he knew of his wife 's pregnancy Ernest requested that none of their names should go into the ballot until after the baby 's birth . |
| 18 | But careful studies in the 1960S revealed that none of these explanations will do . |
| 19 | Finally , the village case study revealed that none of the village practitioners were in favour of promoting the LGS message . |
| 20 | The headteacher believed that everyone on site should become aware of the new atmosphere and how it could be managed . |
| 21 | Mr Kerr added that none of the companies that had received the irregular payments had been required to repay money . |
| 22 | Launching the network , David Trippier , minister of state for the environment and countryside noted that plenty of environmental data exists in isolation but that the ECN will ensure the collation of good quality compatible data to help develop a framework for future policies . |
| 23 | It should be , however , noted that none of the complex anti-avoidance provisions that protect that boundary have been repealed : others have , in fact , been added since 1988 . |
| 24 | It seemed that nobody at RD wanted to talk to a lucky winner . |
| 25 | It seemed that everything in the championship really hung on the reliability of each driver 's car . |
| 26 | The bed faced the window that looked out over miles of countryside and it seemed that everything in the room was white , from the white , frilled curtains to the dainty white duvet cover and pillow case all edged with broderie anglaise . |
| 27 | Being together even wrought a curious change in their characters ; Oldfield noticed that something of his diffidence seemed to have rubbed off on Branson . |
| 28 | It should have been a warning to me when I noticed that none of the other foreigners was going anywhere near the wicker-basket toboggans , each with two dapper attendants . |
| 29 | Frankie picked up the empty kettle and went to refill it but I noticed that none of the onlookers tried to wring his neck while he had the kettle in his hands . |
| 30 | Well , of course , when daylight came and I of course it was midnight see when that happened and early in the morning and er , oh there was a , crowds of people coming . |