Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [verb] that [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has also been widely assumed that members do not want to involvement in the policy-making process and that they join the party primarily for personal or social reasons . |
| 2 | Field men , however , are constantly reminded that industrialists and farmers work on a principle of equity : they can readily discover the standards which their competitors must observe and may complain if they are being handicapped . |
| 3 | Their immune systems are so damaged that colds and bugs which normally take a few days to clear can take weeks or months . |
| 4 | ‘ There has been much talk that Rangers have the title sewn up but we still have 58 points to play for and that makes it ludicrously premature to suggest that the destination of the title is cut and dried , ’ said Brady . |
| 5 | We 're always reading that prisons are far too overcrowded these days . |
| 6 | ‘ You and Eddie , well , you 're both proof that miracles happen ! |
| 7 | In the inquiries into the deaths of children like Maria Colwell , Jasmine Beckford and Kimberley Carlile ( DHSS , 1982 ; Blom-Cooper , 1986 , 1987 ) the observation has been repeatedly made that children who were known to be ‘ at risk ’ were failed by those given the statutory duty to protect them , because of poor communication , mistakes about knowing who was ( or was not ) responsible for undertaking particular tasks , and , it has to be admitted , professional rivalries and jealousies . |
| 8 | Using a tachistoscope and testing normal subjects it has been repeatedly shown that letters and words presented in the right visual field are more easily identified than the same stimuli presented in the left visual field . |
| 9 | Using a tachistoscope and testing normal subjects it has been repeatedly shown that letters and words presented in the right visual field are more easily identified than the same stimuli presented in the left visual field . |
| 10 | Recall that we are temporarily assuming that irreducibles and primes are one and the same thing in Z. |
| 11 | Although some doctors carry on the tradition of the medical profession in refusing to accept these ‘ outsiders ’ , more are now realising that osteopaths and chiropractors can relieve pain . |
| 12 | Most exporters would like to avoid exchange risk by invoicing in Sterling but they are now finding that markets will set the price and the method of pricing . |
| 13 | It does not seem to be widely realised that words have shape and colour and rhythm as well as meaning . |
| 14 | Though the available data on the contribution record of workers from different socio-economic groups is inadequate in several ways , it can be justifiably claimed that members of the lower socio-economic groups are more likely than members of the higher socio-economic groups to be among the non-qualifiers and , in the years when they existed , to be receiving lower-earnings-related benefits . |
| 15 | What must always remain paramount is that the definition of God shall be so formulated that followers of occupations of every conceivable kind will be able to accept it , without any particular calling provoking in its members reason to doubt its value . |
| 16 | I 'm merely saying that Gramps could not have been the father of her child ! ’ |
| 17 | I 'm just saying that things might be less confused , and less dangerous , if he could soberly entertain the idea of being homosexual . |
| 18 | ‘ But I 'm just content that things have been going pretty well on the field so far . |
| 19 | Finally , though it must be generally accepted that individuals can not be protected from foolish actions based on an inadequate knowledge of the law , the situation following the 1954 Act was so complex and , because of the inevitable unpredictability of the necessity for compulsory purchase , so risky that it appeared likely ( in retrospect at least ) that public opinion would demand a further change . |
| 20 | Words like " some " in examination questions are there to show that examiners do n't think exhaustive answers are possible ; any response will be partial . |
| 21 | Workplace stress is on the increase , and ironically it 's now being widely recognized that companies own efforts to cut staff and become leaner and fitter , must take part of the blame . |
| 22 | While they chased the business of a few gambling councils , some City lawyers were already arguing that councils could enter into swaps only to hedge interest-rate payments on normal borrowings . |
| 23 | As we explained in section 4.2 , the model we are considering assumes that prices in each market move each period to equate supply and demand in each market . |
| 24 | It is widely assumed that Elders will not bother to hold on to any Scottish shares and its 23.7 per cent stake will be acquired and used as the springboard for a bid . |
| 25 | It is widely observed that patients with food intolerance often have candidiasis as well — and those whose main problem is Candida often turn out to have food sensitivities . |
| 26 | It is widely expected that bondholders will then be asked to convert some of their holdings into a new convertible preference share . |
| 27 | Add to that the dreadfully long hours that doctors and nurses have to work — sometimes 16-18 hour shifts — and it 's little wonder that mistakes are made . |
| 28 | I always reckon it 's tremendously flattering that viewers want to talk to you when they meet you in the street . |
| 29 | It is optimistically forecast that women will become freer from household burdens as a result of these technological innovations . |
| 30 | This is the part where there is a surfaced footway or pavement but at present it is so overgrown that pedestrians have to walk on the road . |