Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [adv] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might not matter in the end — Forester fully expected to be traced and caught-but every difficulty and delay that he could strew behind him could make a final difference of hours or even minutes that might determine the distinction between success or failure . |
| 2 | The provisions that he refers to are in the agreement that we have signed , which provides greater safeguards than before to ensure that the Community deals with those matters that are most appropriately dealt with by the Community and that other matters are left to national Parliaments . |
| 3 | This means not only avoiding the use of words which might amount to a resignation on your part , but also checking whether words that apparently mean that your job has ended were actually intended to have that effect . |
| 4 | They allow you to assess the suitability of candidates and also to ensure that the latter have sufficient information on which to base their own decision . |
| 5 | Only a year ago the pundits were shaking their heads and gloomily prophesying that the Democrats would never again provide a President . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , the consumers themselves and some of the organisations which represent them have fallen into the trap of confusing short-term expediencies with long-term solutions and now find that this focus on concessions may have actually distorted the argument for a decent income in later life . |
| 7 | Maggie saw Hermione shake exasperated shoulders and suddenly feared that she might walk away . |
| 8 | He began to feel more comfortable after 24 hours ' treatment with antibiotics and also admitted that he found it easier to pass urine in the privacy of the toilet than he did in the ward . |
| 9 | Many regarded his words as perhaps signalling that his feud with Alain Prost — fuelled to boiling point after their collision at Suzuka last October — may be cooling slightly . |
| 10 | The Commission defines joint ventures as undertakings jointly controlled by their parent companies and further specifies that undertakings are organisations intended to pursue a defined economic purpose on a long term basis . |
| 11 | ‘ Champagne , hot scented baths , Sibelius , tiny kittens , very , very , very expensive underwear that you hardly know you 're wearing , and skiing at night and going into the big stores on fifth Avenue and trying on all the three-hundred-dollar dresses and shoes and then saying that I do n't like any of them — I do that quite often — and … ’ |
| 12 | What proportion of asylum seekers come into this country on visitors ' permits and then decide that they are in fear of persecution just as their permits come to an end ? |
| 13 | You only have to look back over what 's er happened over the last few years in terms of for example O S Two , Microsoft Windows , a variety of Unix , and you 'll see that technologies will come along and however sound a decision you make at one point in time the market circumstances and potentially mean that what was right for you then not the right . |
| 14 | Addressing the congress on the opening day , Hungarian Prime Minister Jozsef Antall reiterated that Hungary had no territorial claims on neighbouring countries but also said that the Hungarian government had a duty ( stated in the Constitution ) to protect the interests of " Hungarians living beyond the borders " . |
| 15 | A nine year old child bought petrol from the defendants after falsely stating that his mother needed it for her car . |
| 16 | There is , of course , nothing wrong with trying to look your best , but for the born-again Weldon to refuse to see anyone unless she spent half the day in the hairdressers and then proclaim that she 's only doing it to further her career ( oh , please ) smacks of hypocrisy of the very highest order . |
| 17 | I stood there , enjoying these strange new thoughts and passions and suddenly realized that I was shorter . |
| 18 | He stared down at his hands and examined his fingers and then noticed that there was a thread loose on one of his own buttons . |
| 19 | She had completely changed her views and now declared that she was sure war was imminent . |
| 20 | Where there are several similar teams meeting separately for identical purposes publish the comparative costs of the respective meetings and again insist that these are halved |
| 21 | Trained volunteer subjects who have experienced the stimuli many times and therefore know that no harm will come to them , can give reliable measures of the strength of the stimulus in terms of the strength of their pain perception . |
| 22 | Having seen its share price collapse on Tuesday after a series of market rumours , the oil exploration company put out a statement claiming everything is fine with its Colombian operations and also noting that its largest shareholder , Gulf Resources & Chemical Corporation has increased its stake from 22.9 p.c. to 24.1 p.c . |
| 23 | One study of women whose pregnancies had run to 41 weeks or more showed that those who were induced were less likely to have a Caesarian . |
| 24 | We 've had people say access to the car and then we get a phone call to say they 're off sick for a couple of weeks that actually means that the car has been not available . |
| 25 | She had stayed in the cellar for what she thought was about three days and then realised that she had n't felt the vibration of gunfire for some time , perhaps a day and a night . |
| 26 | The strike was continued for another four days , partly to show that it had not been panicked by the killings into throwing up its responsibilities and partly to ensure that persons on unemployment insurance and social benefits received payment for a full week . |
| 27 | I ordered some more named varieties and soon decided that from then on I would only grow these fascinating plants . |
| 28 | She went from being childish , not caring for social conventions and so spoilt that she could follow any whim she liked , to realising how nai ‘ 3vely and shameful her ‘ rebellion ’ really was . |
| 29 | ask each committee or team that meets regularly to calculate its running costs and then insist that these are halved . |
| 30 | Hugh and Joyce Gardiner have been with Timex for a total of 44 years and never believed that their fight could have reached such a pitch . |