Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] that [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He argued that teenagers were wasting their opportunities at Dovercourt , keeping the futile hope alive that they would be adopted by rich families and lead a fine life , when they could have been using their time to constructive purpose . |
| 2 | Gen. Chaovalit Yongchaiyut , former Army C.-in-C. and leader of the New Aspiration Party ( NAP ) , had reportedly been planning to stand in Bangkok Constituency 2 , but announced on Jan. 22 that he would be standing in Nonthaburi province . |
| 3 | Even if the vendor is selling the whole of his trade , it seems from Inland Revenue Statement of Practice 8/81 that he can invest the proceeds of sale in acquiring new qualifying assets , as part of a new trade , and this will count as the same trade for roll-over relief purposes , so that his gain on the sale of the assets of the old trade is deferred . |
| 4 | Charles Haughey announced on Jan. 30 that he would resign as Prime Minister and leader of Fianna Fáil on Feb. 6 . |
| 5 | Whilst Alison states at the end of Chapter 11 that she would not like to have a period as it would signify that she had ‘ let up ’ control over her body , Freya feels quite differently , realising that getting her periods back would be a good sign of recovery . |
| 6 | Four of the five main factions of the Akali Dal said on Jan. 17 that they would boycott elections in Punjab to the 117-member State Assembly and of 13 members to the Lok Sabha scheduled for Feb. 19 . |
| 7 | US Senator Larry Pressler , author of a 1985 amendment to the 1961 US Foreign Assistance Act under which aid to Pakistan had in October 1990 been barred [ see pp. 37764 ; 38726 ] , said in Delhi on Jan. 11 that he would oppose extending the amendment to India as he did not think that the country had a nuclear weapons programme . |
| 8 | In response the government declared on Jan. 11 that it would investigate the allegations contained in the report and publish the results in a White Paper . |
| 9 | Accordingly , after the initial investigations , it was accepted by all the parties concerned that it would be inappropriate to pursue the microform aspects of the hybrid system . |
| 10 | There 's also a baseline heavy enough to hang half a dozen DJs from , and a funk aesthetic that you can currently detect in everyone from the Sandals to Galliano , Brand New Heavies to D-Influence . |
| 11 | France indicated on Jan. 27 that it would sign the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . |
| 12 | If you have funds available that you would like to have working harder for you there can be few other more secure high potential opportunities than this . |
| 13 | Because I 've got some stuff for I B M compatible that she could play with . |
| 14 | Chart Thai , Samakki Tham , Prachakorn Thai and the Social Action Party announced on Jan. 23 that they would avoid competing against each other in the general election . |
| 15 | The Japanese government announced on Jan. 23 that it would extend aid worth $638,000,000 to the Philippines to support economic reforms . |
| 16 | Following expiry of the revised deadline , the Federal Defence Secretariat warned on Jan. 23 that it would put JNA units on combat readiness unless Croatia and Slovenia complied with the disarmament order immediately . |
| 17 | Kurdish leaders announced on Jan. 15 that they would suspend autonomy talks with the government until after leadership elections scheduled for April 3 . |
| 18 | The African Liberation Forces of Mauritania ( FLAM ) announced on Jan. 15 that it would resume its armed struggle against the Mauritanian regime ( suspended in July 1991 — see p. 38325 ) . |
| 19 | With the seven two O five bearings on the ball screw , the lead screw , which were the seven stroke nines that we used to supply , single source , that 's where the big bulk of our business came from and er er a standard E P seven at the other end . |
| 20 | Björn Engholm , chair of the SPD , announced on Jan. 20 that he would seek , at a party congress in late 1993 , the SPD 's endorsement of his candidacy for the chancellorship in the 1994 elections . |
| 21 | ‘ I ‘ m aware that he could have harmed me ! ’ she retorted . |
| 22 | Le Pen , who had made the comments at several political rallies in the preceding week , told another rally on Jan. 19 that he would continue to speak out , calling the government " rogues and rascals " . |
| 23 | The government announced on Jan. 19 that it would privatize loss-making agro-pastoral concerns . |
| 24 | Nor is Roddick fearful that she will be unable to ensure that the most suitable people are recruited to join The Body Shop as it continues to grow at such a fast pace . |
| 25 | The Libyan government instead emphasized in a Foreign Ministry statement of March 26 that it would co-operate in the implementation of Resolution 731 , that the UN and the Arab League should work towards a " political solution " to the dispute , based on international law and the UN Charter , and that it would accept the forthcoming verdict by the International Court of Justice in the Hague ( ICJ ) . |
| 26 | After a period of experimenting with designs and acoustics , Nigel has now developed his techniques to a high level such that he can now calculate , and fabricate steam whistles to virtually any specific combination of notes he requires . |
| 27 | Possibly the test is , ‘ Can it be inferred from the facts of the particular case that the occupier had such control over the licensee or over the circumstances which made his act possible that he ought to have prevented it ? |
| 28 | James Woodforde , ever a reliable source for the minutiae of late 18th-century life , wrote on 25 January 1794 that he could never remember having seen the barometer lower ; a savage and relentless winter was setting in throughout Britain and the rest of Europe . |
| 29 | Suchinda announced on May 12 that he would accept parliament 's decision to amend the constitution , even if it meant that he had to resign as Prime Minister . |
| 30 | The Interior Minister , Gen. Victor Malca Villanueva announced on July 12 that he would present a proposal to the Congress on July 15 for the " total restructuring of the national police force " owing to " enormous corruption within its ranks " . |