Example sentences of "that [noun] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at Macclesfield on Friday that Colchester clinched their place in the Vauxhall FA Trophy final , where they will meet Witton Albion at Wembley on Sunday May 10 . |
| 2 | Three years later , in 1638 , Laud arranged for him to become Rector of Uppingham , in Rutland , and a chaplain to King Charles I. It was at this time that Taylor made his first marriage , to the sister of one of his Cambridge pupils . ’ |
| 3 | It was clear that literature deepened our sense of the import of nationality by giving the most intense and at the same time most manifold expression of it . |
| 4 | The view that states imperil their own legitimacy when they offend their own subjects ' conservative conceptions of constitutionality is found more amongst other academic students of politics than amongst political scientists themselves . |
| 5 | The hypothesis that states pursue their national interest could be shown to be empirically superior to its rivals , thus grounding a Positive science of international relations . |
| 6 | One school of thought has it that William received his regular thrashing for untidy work and was then locked up in a tiny room to rewrite it . |
| 7 | It fascinated her , the way that Jessica called her father ‘ daddy ’ , in the Irish fashion . |
| 8 | It was on Thursday afternoon , as she was passing Vass 's office , that Lisa struck her head round the door and reminded him , ‘ You 'd better give me directions to your house . |
| 9 | 789 ( when Wihthun was bishop of the South Saxons ) that Offa confirmed their grants to South Saxon churches ( CS 237 , 1334 : S 1184 ; CS 262 : S 1183 ) ( cf. , Offa 's consent to a further grant by Ealdwulf in 791 , CS 261 : S 1178 ) . |
| 10 | The outlawing of indirect discrimination , the requirement that employers analyse their labour force , the requirement that they operate proper employment procedures where necessary should benefit all the people of West Belfast . |
| 11 | It is essential that the parties to a takeover bid recognise their associates and that associates recognise their associated status so that the appropriate disclosure obligations can be complied with . |
| 12 | It was against this troubled background that Truman presented his 21-point programme to Congress in September 1945 — the programme later known as the Fair Deal . |
| 13 | It was only one year before , that Jose applauded his protege Michael Chang for winning the same Grand Slam event . |
| 14 | But history will record that McLaren solved its problem ( by setting up the car as they had for Spain ) , Hunt was on pole alongside Niki , Niki led the race for eight laps until his engine blew , Hunt then led it but was put under heavy pressure by Depailler , was suffering from the dry heaves inside his helmet and somehow survived to win a race from which Niki garnered nothing . |
| 15 | Guy was gazing down at her , an expression of such tenderness in his face that Isabel felt her heart shake . |
| 16 | But a prison spokesman said : ‘ We are very mindful of the fact that prisoners have their dignity . |
| 17 | I hope you will take note of the wishes of your constituents and do all you can to see that Garstang retains its Magistrates ' Court . |
| 18 | Aside from his Jamaican paintings , this was the year that Minton produced his London Transport poster as well as the lithograph Apple Orchard , Kent for the second of three series of artists ' prints which J. Lyons & Co. commissioned as wall decorations for their tea shops and which were also made available to the public at 15s 9d each . |
| 19 | It is with the subject in mind that Minton restates his belief that unless a painter paints with love , he or she is like a blacksmith hammering away with appropriate tools but no fire . |
| 20 | Given his admiration for the scientific achievements of Galileo and Harvey , it is no surprise that Hobbes shares their methodological ideas . |
| 21 | The press reported that Sununu blamed his recent difficulties on a vendetta being pursued against him by enemies within the White House , elements of the liberal press and Jewish groups opposed to his Lebanese ancestry and his calls for even-handedness in US policy towards the Middle East . |
| 22 | Then she smiled , stroking Melanie 's face again , so tenderly that Melanie closed her eyes and imagined it was her own mother caressing her or any mother caressing any child . |
| 23 | A customer capable of signing a cheque for £100,000 is unlikely to balk at the extra £10,000 or so , and Aston 's aberrant mid-'80s profitability was due in no small part to the fact that Gauntlett made his car more expensive , in real terms , than it has ever been . |
| 24 | Even if Sonauto had not finally decided to stay in racing and Ruggia had spent the summer at home , his contract would have demanded that Sonauto pay his wages for the 1991 season . |
| 25 | She was n't too busy , however , to notice that Marianne kept her promise , monopolising Dane whenever she could , finding countless reasons to draw him away from whatever he was doing . |
| 26 | It was covered in a white cloth ; there were some flowers , plates , the metal things that Marcus picks his food up with , sparkling glasses . |
| 27 | In a study of nearly 650 children aged 14 to 17 , 98% knew that smoking harmed their health and 89% knew that passive smoking was harmful — yet one in five were , or had been , smokers . |
| 28 | Fabia was well pleased that Ven thought her shape perfect , though she was n't sure how she felt about the ‘ women of his acquaintance ’ . |
| 29 | Though as her sleep-filled eyes met Ven 's dark ones she realised that there was no sign there that Ven thought her foolish . |
| 30 | That she was looking her best , or that Ven appreciated her appearance was made thrillingly clear a minute later , when she entered the sitting-room . |