Example sentences of "an [noun] that [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the stories were even more popular , for when Conan Doyle decided in 1894 to kill off his hero , so that he could write serious books , historical novels , there was such an outcry that bands of young men wearing black armbands marched on the Strand Magazine office . |
| 2 | An announcement that holdings of shares carrying 30 per cent or more of a company 's voting rights are for sale or that the board is seeking potential offerors is treated as the announcement of a possible offer . |
| 3 | It is not only an absurdity but an absurdity that victims of crime resent . |
| 4 | But Middlesbrough and the North-East is not an area that appeals to the London-based agent , despite the opportunity to expand its regional representation . |
| 5 | In 1963 the Robbins Report on Higher Education enunciated the following principle : ‘ Throughout our Report we have assumed as an axiom that courses of higher education should be available for all those who are qualified by ability and attainment to pursue them and who wish to do so . ’ |
| 6 | However , it is an approach that conflicts with traditional investment strategy . |
| 7 | It is a reasonable assumption — though little more than an assumption that ads in the categories at the lower end of the scale as it appears on the page will be more closely studied , and more thoroughly and consciously used by purchasers , than those at the upper end of the scale . |
| 8 | It is certainly true that , when offered an explanation that conflicts with our beliefs , we can reject the explanation on the ground that , since our beliefs are true , it must be false . |
| 9 | Surely there is an expectation that members of the medical profession should undertake audit and research based activity ; is not this intervention a restraint of that ? |
| 10 | Despite an initially hostile atmosphere , with demonstrations organized by the regime , the talks concluded on Nov. 13 with an agreement that representatives of the National Assembly should meet for direct talks with Aristide . |