Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [verb] [that] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why I can not find it within me to sympathise with the poor punters who once besieged the offices of the Daily Mail demanding their £35,000 in prize money only to find that when the music stopped there were more winners than chairs for them to sit upon . |
| 2 | Many people in the West fondly believe that if Russia is denied high technology its future political activities will somehow be constrained . |
| 3 | The experiment thus suggests that while alpha males can trade on their superior competitive ability to obtain mates , subordinates may have to wheedle their way into favour . |
| 4 | However , Botha later insisted that while the government welcomed fact-finding missions from all over the world , the Security Council " could not take over the job of the government " . |
| 5 | Carlie also claimed that when she was two months old a baby-sitter had stolen a gold cross from round her neck . |
| 6 | The Revenue also agreed that if BAe set up a leasing company to take over new Rover plant , rental charges would be tax deductible . |
| 7 | Scott later said that although Burn was ‘ a perfect stranger ’ , he was pleased to find he ‘ approved distinctly of my appointment ’ . |
| 8 | The same horseman also revealed that if this particular device had been used there was no need to use a neutralizing substance . |
| 9 | These authors also reported that when bowel frequency increased to more than five evacuations in 24 hours , irrespective of the patient 's age , the incidence of faecal soiling increased from 20% to 48% . |
| 10 | However , the figure also shows that if we fall asleep when the body temperature is about to begin to fall ( about 6 o'clock in the evening ) , there is the possibility of sleeping for about 12 hours . |
| 11 | Pete Roche now believes that if the Scottish Miners Union leader Mick McGahey — a communist who supported the then official party policy of ‘ nuclear power with copper-bottomed safety ’ — had encouraged greater trade union involvement , a more substantial opposition could have been mounted . |
| 12 | The United States then argued that if the European members of NATO were unwilling or unable to strengthen the alliance , then this would have to be achieved by permitting West Germany to rearm . |
| 13 | In the draft party statutes , one rule specifically states that once the Lithuanian party has declared itself independent , members will have until the 28th Soviet Party Congress next October to decide whether to stay with the Lithuanian party , or leave it and join the Soviet party . |
| 14 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 15 | The council apparently argued that as Gloucester had not been protector at the time , any attempt on his life could not be construed as treason . |
| 16 | Yeremi soon discovered that while a monomolecular blade was excellent for bisecting a skull as such , when it came to dissecting the contents the knife was , if anything , too keen a scalpel — its cuts so wafer-thin that the warm brain matter seemed to seal together again as if glued . |
| 17 | He looked in her direction and they exchanged smiles and Ruth somehow felt that if Steve thought she was in trouble and needed bailing out he would come over immediately . |
| 18 | The Articles usually provide that if an executive director or an employee holding shares ceases to be employed by Newco , he shall be deemed to have served a transfer notice in respect of his shares , effectively forcing him to sell . |
| 19 | For example , the law still insists that before responsibility is incurred , an individual should signify , if not his consent , at least his acquiescence in the creation of the obligation . |
| 20 | Such conditions could occur in a very big hydrogen bomb : the physicist John Wheeler once calculated that if one took all the heavy water in all the oceans of the world , one could build a hydrogen bomb that would compress matter at the center so much that a black hole would be created . |
| 21 | Nigel once remarked that if the meek do inherit the earth , I 'll be lucky to get a window box ! |
| 22 | This flexibility also means that if you have created a presentation for one output device and want to alter it to suit another you can do so without having to repeat your original efforts . |
| 23 | After his initial discovery of the Primary Control , Alexander also noticed that when he was able to prevent tension from building up in his neck muscles , then the hoarseness in his voice decreased accordingly . |
| 24 | The committee also believed that while corporate management had implications for both councillors and officers , the structure applicable to one side was not applicable to the other . |
| 25 | In simple terms the law now states that if the side taking the ball into a ruck or maul does not succeed in producing the ball then the opposition are awarded the put-in at the scrummage . |
| 26 | The texts inevitably demand that if such interdictions are violated then the instigators are punished : this is a pre-given ‘ reality ’ . |
| 27 | That procedure became operative so effectively that I think the management subsequently realized that unless they had shop stewards who were capable of discussing the matter intently you know , and objectively , then they were on a loser , because they then stood to lose more productivity than hitherto . |
| 28 | The question therefore arises that if the system or the people operating it are not effective , should not the whole organisation be scrapped ? |
| 29 | With regard to the internal candidate , the Chairman further recommends that while she interviewed adequately , it would be beneficial to Miss Harraughty 's future career development if she could be offered training in interview skills . |
| 30 | The CMR further provided that where the vehicle containing the goods is carried over part of the journey by sea , rail , inland waterways or air , and , except in cases of emergency , the goods are not unloaded from the vehicle , the CMR shall nevertheless apply to the whole of the carriage . |