Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] that [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Daphne said this there flashed into Cecilia 's mind that conversation with Tina , that terrible thing Tina had said , and another thought , one that seemed to swim up out of the deep waters of her unconscious , the idea that she , Cecilia Darne , yes , she , had once long ago met the right girl , and here was that right girl talking to her now of something , oh , so akin to what Tina meant … |
| 2 | For example , Ullman 's demonstration that computation of shape is not necessary for computation of identity gives theoretical support to the view that a creature might be able to experience identity without being able to recognize shape . |
| 3 | The private members ’ motions with the most signatures were discussed , including Higton 's proposal that ministers in gay relationships should be sacked . |
| 4 | The combined responsibility , and the very large increases that occurred in both civil and criminal work , co-inciding with the Treasury 's insistence that expenditure from public funds be kept in bounds , led to acrimonious and repeated clashes with the legal profession over fees and rates of remuneration . |
| 5 | The first is the European Commission 's insistence that abolition of border controls means what it says : come next year , there must be no passport or customs control whatever at Dover . |
| 6 | The chairmen , jealous of their independence , would have been happy to see less uniformity in practice , but as the requirements of justifying the industry 's policies to Whitehall became more apparent , they accepted ( albeit often reluctantly ) the Central Authority 's point that consistency between Boards was easier to defend than were individual policies which each Board considered right . |
| 7 | Nor did Alexander accept Lanskoi 's opinion that members of the new committee ought to be " convinced of the need to move towards a new order " . |
| 8 | Although clearly based on what was observable in her work , the conception of O'Keeffe 's art that critics like Mannes and McBride infused into the criticism of the late 1920s did little to lessen the appeal of the Stieglitz-generated ideas they contradicted . |
| 9 | Common threads in the commentaries were the losses at Do It All , which threaten to cost WHS £14m for the full year ; doubt over whether the group could fulfil its promise not to inject more cash into Do It All ; the downturn in the recorded music market ; the group 's comment that trading in June and November had been poor ; and chairman Sir Simon Hornby 's sombre prognostications over the end of the recession , not yet in sight . |
| 10 | I agree with J. L. Mackie 's comment that respect for law can express not identification but some other attitudes , such as acknowledgement on the part of tourists that each country is entitled to regulate its own affairs in its own way . |
| 11 | The continued practice underlies Spinoza 's belief that observance of this rite was alone sufficient to ensure the survival of the Jewish people ( Tractatus Theologico-Politicus 3:53 ) , and demonstrates the strength of the ritual 's cultural entrenchment . |
| 12 | Moore 's claim that definitions of ethical expressions in naturalistic terms commit the ‘ naturalistic fallacy ’ long continued to be a main influence on moral philosophy in the English speaking world . |
| 13 | There was some substance , none the less , to Gorbachev 's claim that relations between the two countries were entering a ‘ qualitatively new stage ’ , and he suggested several ways in which such relations could be carried further , including a new ‘ liquid coal ’ pipeline , a new ‘ silk way ’ from China to Europe , and various forms of inter-regional cooperation . |
| 14 | The court accepted the employer 's argument that sales to Otis were entirely due to the good relationship between the two companies and the price and quality of the units which the employer was able to supply . |
| 15 | However , s 2(8) did not apply to information provided under s 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 , and it was argued on Mr Naviede 's behalf that disclosure of the transcript to the SFO should only be made on condition that it was not used in evidence . |
| 16 | s It had been argued , on Canon Oestreicher 's behalf that Cheney v. |
| 17 | ‘ Under my father 's will that part of his property went to my brother Matthew . ’ |
| 18 | She remembered Alain Gebrec 's warning that parts of it were unstable ; a vision of the shattered body of Wolfgang Klein swam before her eyes , her stomach contracted and her legs turned to cotton wool . |
| 19 | Dr Frankie Walters , chairman of the local medical committee and a general practitioner in west Newcastle , agrees with Boyle 's analysis that relationships between general practitioners and social workers have not always been good . |
| 20 | Hart then moves on to consider Devlin 's assertion that attacks upon , or threats to , the established morality of a society , are also attacks upon , and threaten the continued existence of , that society . |
| 21 | Harvey Wood , of the Clean Rivers Trust , told a Parliamentary launch of the group 's report that areas at risk include north Nottinghamshire , South Wales , Staffordshire and Lancashire . |
| 22 | Sir : It seems clear from Sarah Helm 's report that members of SPUC and the Parliamentary Pro-Life Group , are determined to use the debates on the forthcoming Embryo Research Bill as though embryo experimentation and abortion can be considered together . |
| 23 | Only the north side of the scheme was carried out in 1825–6 as the Privy Council Offices and the Board of Trade , and it was at the Treasury 's instigation that Seward in 1833 produced a scheme to house various governmental offices in a block on the south side of the street , following Soane 's lines . |
| 24 | Rarely can St Augustine 's dictum that bands of brigands are but petty kingdoms without justice ( City of God , iv , 4 ) have been so easily comprehended as in the eleventh century . |
| 25 | He constantly ignored Bolingbroke 's maxim that Members of Parliament are like hounds that grow fond of the leader ‘ who shows them game and by whose halloo they are used to be encouraged . ’ |
| 26 | It was only after Olivier 's death that details of his gay relationships emerged . |
| 27 | In addition , the growth of the new middle class of managerial , professional and clerical workers appears to contradict Marx 's view that divisions among those without wealth would disappear . |
| 28 | did nor share General MacArthur 's view that reactivation of Japanese forces at this time was unnecessary and undesirable . |
| 29 | We therefore dispute van Maanen 's view that researchers on the police have to be male ( 1981 : 480 ) , in order to be able to participate fully in the masculine occupational and leisure culture of the police . |
| 30 | I share the hon. Gentleman 's view that talks on political development constitute a contribution to moving towards stabilisation and peace in the Province . |