Example sentences of "[vb past] that in [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well he had actually retired from the police force , he 'd been cited and he 'd been cleared , but he was actually , as it turned out later , practising paedophilia and as he realized that in fact the investigation was coming close to him , he shot himself |
| 2 | But in 1966 the Lord Chancellor , Lord Gardiner , with the concurrence of the Law Lords , announced that in future the House would regard itself as free to ‘ depart from a previous decision when it appears right to do so ’ . |
| 3 | He predicted that in future the technique would be used to make subtle change to politicians ' facial features in print and on television to make them appear more attractive . |
| 4 | Thus , in 1614 James I , believing that he was making presents more valuable than his ambassadors at foreign courts were receiving , ordered that in future the French and Spanish resident ambassadors , who had hitherto been given 4,000 ounces of plate on their departure , should in future receive only half as much and that the representatives of lesser states should also have their customary allowance cut by half . |
| 5 | Despite his good intentions , and despite the more rational management principles and institutions introduced by Speranskii , the actual administration of Siberia , the manner of its economic exploitation , the low levels of popular enlightenment , the permanently suppurating sore of the exile system , the treatment of the native population — which still ranged from the paternalistic to the spasmodically genocidal — and the survival of traditional ‘ imperialist ’ attitudes in St Petersburg , meant that in practice the old core-periphery , metropolis-frontier relationships still remained in force , and Siberia continued to be treated and governed in a manner which reflected its original quasi-colonial status . |
| 6 | When a Serbian family in the village of Zakuti sold some of their land to Albanians , the local committee of the Party decided that this was an act of ‘ treachery ’ , and demanded that in future the law banning sales to other nationalities should be strictly enforced . |
| 7 | He thought that in principle the plaintiff 's right to compensation came into existence only when she was born with the bodily disability from which she suffered . |
| 8 | A part or organ in one animal that has the same function as another part or organ in a different animal ’ ( 1843 ) ; ( on late nineteenth century biology ) — ‘ Morphology was studied because it was the material believed to be the most favourable for elucidation of the problems of evolution , and we all thought that in embryology the quintessence of morphological truth was most palpably presented ’ ( 1922 ) ; ( on developmental constraint ) — ‘ But if organisation and the laws of development exclude some lines of variation and favour others , there is certainly nothing supernatural in this , and nothing which is incompatible with natural selection ’ ( 1919 ) . |
| 9 | He said that in fact the gulden was very healthy , that no cunning ploy against Polish business had been intended , and that everything would be well again within two months . |
| 10 | Mr Darman concluded that in future the administration should start tougher — even if that meant antagonising greens . |
| 11 | A protest march planned in Warsaw attracted only around 4,000 workers , although some observers suggested that in part the low turnout could be blamed on a separate strike being staged since the previous day by Warsaw 's public transport workers . |
| 12 | The BCS suggested that in fact the prospect of suffering from sexual assault , robbery or burglary was unlikely when considering the country as a whole . |
| 13 | It labelled them as personal opinion and suggested that in future the press question everything said at any time by DEC staff , no matter how high ranking , to assure themselves they are getting the company line . |