Example sentences of "[vb -s] [that] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to Ata'i , Baghdad became a mevleviyet only in 947/1540–1 , some six years after the Ottomans had taken it : a marginal note adds that for those six years it had been administered by kasabat kadis . |
| 2 | The report also adds that in those cases , ‘ off-farm income averaged £12,500 in 1988 , rising to £13,500 in 1989 ’ . |
| 3 | Laing accepts that to some extent he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth . |
| 4 | This approach accepts that in any merger there will be certain benefits and certain disadvantages ( ie costs ) and that some sort of assessment has to be made in order to consider the overall impact . |
| 5 | Thus , Ruangpanit concludes that in such regions , especially where it is necessary to ensure watershed protection so that downstream regions are not affected by flooding or excessive silting , crown cover should be maintained at c. 70 per cent with as little bare soil as possible . |
| 6 | It calculates that for every 100 hundred trees cut done only nine are planted , and concludes that in some countries fuelwood supplies will soon be exhausted unless massive replanting is undertaken . |
| 7 | Lal concludes that in this region the best methods of clearance and cultivation to conserve soil are manual clearing followed by no-tillage planting . |
| 8 | It holds that across all cultures and forms of social arrangement women have been kept in subservience to men . |
| 9 | ‘ From the beginning , that court has acted upon no narrow view of the cases covered by its duty to quash a conviction when it thinks that on any ground there was a miscarriage of justice … |
| 10 | ‘ If the legislature thinks that in this field the public interest overcomes some of the common law 's traditional consideration for the individual , then effect must be given to the statute which embodies this policy . |
| 11 | We may note that although Moore thinks that in some sense what one should do is what looks most likely to be one 's duty in the sense of that which will produce the best consequences , it is unclear what meaning he can ascribe to this ‘ should ’ . |
| 12 | Grace insists that for most of his life Herbert 's associates , girl friends and other friends were not Jews . |
| 13 | erm Darwin says in the origin , and I 'm sorry I ca n't read it to you , but I was desperately looking for the quotation in the origin before I can and I could n't find it but I assure you it 's there erm in which he remarks that in all probability the periods of time during which species are not changing is probably very large compared with those periods when change is taking place . |
| 14 | It so happens that for some distance the Gill itself forms the boundary between that estate and the Manor of Coniston , although it is possible that the boundary between the two manors was rather ill-defined at that time . |
| 15 | " For it often happens that in such discussions , in order to promote the common good , talk has nevertheless centred on a single individual . " |
| 16 | It so happens that in this example , ( 1 ) and ( 3 ) are false . |
| 17 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks among the warring Unix camps , which appear to be being sponsored by Unix International Inc , says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp with Windows NT , the initiative still lacks the compulsion that galvanised the part of the industry — led by those that saw Unix primarily as a threat — to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 18 | One of the companies involved in what can only be described as the latest round of unity talks that Unix International seems to be sponsoring ( UX No 423 , 424 ) says that for all the fear , uncertainty and doubt unleashed by Microsoft Corp , the project still lacks the compulsion that galvanized the industry to form the Open Software Foundation five years ago . |
| 19 | JD says that for some reason the rails also seem to amplify the high frequencies , but ca n't say why . |
| 20 | The health authority says that with more drugs misuse in society it is vital that drugs-related services and professionals are constantly updated on development and trends so that they could best help those in need . |
| 21 | ‘ He says that of all people who would know how to use best this money , it 's you . ’ |
| 22 | The mechanic says that on that year the truck the part was handcrafted in Zogmolia near Flelzonia and not only is it double reverse threaded but that its made from a rare alloy rendered from toxic wastes in New Jersey ; however , he has assured me while trying to hold back a laugh and spraying spittle all over me he knows a junk yard on Mars where he can get the part soon . |
| 23 | Investigators says that on this occasion he was also flying too low . |
| 24 | Investigators says that on this occasion he was also flying too low . |
| 25 | This is the truth manifest in the Incarnation , and Dionysius says that at such a moment the mystic is like St Paul who said : " I live and yet not I , but Christ lives in me " . |
| 26 | But managing director of Software AG in the UK , Jeff Graham , says that at some stage during the coming year , the company will implement its software for ‘ a mainframe-type platform ’ , which , he claims , will lead to a doubling of group revenues . |
| 27 | Gary Chapman says that at some tracks they can hit 120 miles an hour … as far as cost goes you can spend fifty thousand … or just five hundred … |
| 28 | He says that at this time of year the undergrowth is tinder dry . |
| 29 | But Elaine says that despite this help , she might as well be in an institution . |
| 30 | His mother says that after such a long legal battle , she 's devastated by the judge 's decision . |