Example sentences of "that [noun prp] [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such figures have caught the attention of Bill Clinton , who admitted in his ‘ state of the union ’ address that Superfund needed to be re-examined . |
| 2 | What is clear that Macedonians wanted to be thought Greek . |
| 3 | The dust allergy means that Will has to be bedded on paper , and his hay always has to be soaked . |
| 4 | While acknowledging that Sarah seemed to be infatuated with George , her sister was so many years her junior that she still thought of her as a child and dismissed her obvious affection for George as innocent admiration . |
| 5 | The sort of ‘ sweeping , wrenching change in national economic govern-ance ’ that Stockman yearned for is the stuff of utopian dreams and has little to do with the realities of American politics . |
| 6 | Not that Armstrong appeared to be unduly troubled . |
| 7 | It pleased him too that Cora-Beth seemed to be getting on so well with his best friend . |
| 8 | It 's not however , solely on the bank balance that Holyfield wants to be bracketed with the great names of his sport . |
| 9 | Well , I suggest that Toby arranges to be on the trip and that you go with him , either as his close friend or in your professional capacity as a caddie , or a bit of both . ’ |
| 10 | A report in Nezavisimaya gazeta of April 21 noted that Dudayev appeared to be hoping for support and recognition from the Islamic countries , rather than from the West , which recently had been heavily criticized in his speeches . |
| 11 | This had to be at a restaurant , because the only club that Richard belonged to was Pratt 's . |
| 12 | Hastings affirms his loyalty to ‘ my master 's heirs in true descent ’ , despite being explicitly told that Richard intends to be king ( III.ii.36–55 ) , and in the face of ominous dreams and omens ( III.ii.10ff. , III.iv.81ff . ) . |
| 13 | The advantage that Paisley enjoyed of being master of his own house has already been mentioned . |
| 14 | Whether the child receives breast or bottle , whether he is fed on demand or by schedule , the age at which he is weaned and how suddenly , and the severity of his toilet training — these are the kinds of influences that Freud considered to be major determinants of personality growth . |
| 15 | I remember George saying that Steven seemed to be a very pleasant/good-natured/hard-working/ambitious/ talented young man . |
| 16 | Cain had killed his brother because he was jealous of the fact that Abel seemed to be the one that was favoured by God . |
| 17 | The educational psychologist listened tolerantly to Mrs Singh 's comments , did not respond to them but simply repeated that Balbinder needed to be with teachers who were experienced in working with small groups . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm sure she wo n't , ’ Laura agreed , mentally crossing her fingers and hoping that Ross proved to be right . |
| 19 | We all have habits that we are aware of , but the habits that Alexander referred to are below our level of consciousness . |
| 20 | Earlier in the trial , the prosecution alleged that Gilfoyle claimed to be on a course at work specialising in suicide and attempted suicide cases . |
| 21 | Does this mean therefore that RMI has to be a massive concentrated effort to bring everything on-stream at the same time ? |
| 22 | Although recognising that AEA needed to be proactive in approaching possible privatisation many thought ‘ Why change now , whilst announcing that the BZW report had yet to be considered by DTI . ’ |
| 23 | The G-3 Presidents , in their final communiqué , emphasized that Cuba had to be completely re-integrated into Latin America . |
| 24 | I cited that Korea seemed to be in the same position as China in 1947–1948 ; that the Chinese officials also continuously stated that they could put a stop to inflation at any time . |
| 25 | Is it not quite plain , even to you , that Eleanor Thorne became senile long ago , and even plainer that Alida wished to be rid of her ? |
| 26 | ‘ Just that Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps , ’ he repeated easily . |
| 27 | The myths that Barthes refers to are contemporary and different from the myths that interest the anthropologist . |
| 28 | Todd had n't spoken in over a minute , but there was a harshness on the line that Ellwood knew to be his breathing , and a thin , reedy , barely audible sound behind that , which resembled nothing so much as a cry that had been buried alive . |
| 29 | They were both so caught up in developments at Crystal Springs that it was sometimes hard for Christina to recall that Stephen still had a stake in a totally separate business empire in England — one that Robert seemed to be finding increasingly hard to administer in his partner 's prolonged absence , though Stephen still kept a very firm grip on English events from Barbados . |
| 30 | That meant that Duncan had to be six seconds ahead of the plane , applying power before he needed it . |