Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [subord] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vatican II endorsed this terminology as does our present Holy Father . |
| 2 | Its actions belied Bush 's declaration on Nov. 15 that he preferred to hold this course than to do something that did not work . |
| 3 | It is difficult to interpret the results of this experiment as representing anything but evidence of precise specialization of clover clones in their ability to grow in association with particular grass neighbours . |
| 4 | Gavin undertook this research whilst completing his B.Sc . |
| 5 | Our results and a review of published works cast doubts on the value of annual colonoscopic surveillance in this condition when considering its cost effectiveness and the definition of a workable programme . |
| 6 | And what I 'd like to do is , we do welcome this Act cos y'know we 're not dog in a manger , when there 's a good Act well , we 'll welcome it and we 'll say so . |
| 7 | If you are foolish enough to close this binder whilst holding it upside down on your lap , I am in no way responsible for any damage that it causes . |
| 8 | Zizzo plays the Concerto well enough , capturing the atmosphere of Broadway effectively , while still relating the work to its classical roots ( natural son of Rachmaninov in places ) , and the orchestra , clearly happier in this idiom than int he Overture , provides fine support . |
| 9 | Nor , it seems , did he think it necessary to tell Mr. Small that Matadial had adhered to her statement in this respect when making her addendum in May . |
| 10 | The Training Trust are running a five-year staff training programme in Romanian orphanages , and see this competition as giving everyone an opportunity to develop their artistic talents , and to raise funds for needy youngsters . |
| 11 | The promise is to achieve economic growth of over 3% this year while fighting everything from hunger and homelessness to tax dodgers and financial speculators . |
| 12 | ‘ They decided not to use it on this trip because opening it might disrupt the passengers . |
| 13 | I had persuaded myself that there was no such long-continued action on this dictum as to render it improper in this House to reconsider the question . |
| 14 | However , jailing Shields for three months , Sheriff William Fulton told him : ‘ It is not so much a case of stealing from this house as plundering it , ransacking it and leaving it in an awful mess . |
| 15 | In part Marx say this task as paralleling what had been done by Darwin for biological evolution . |