Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb -s] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I fear my cousin will never relinquish her claim , since she is fighting for a position that she considers to be her son 's heritage as well as her own . ’ |
| 2 | The former is of interest only in that she happens to be married to the gorgeous Richard Gere , who not only has ten times her talent but ten times her looks ( do people really find that hideous mole of hers attractive ? ) . |
| 3 | Remember that she responds to laughter , and lightness and warmth , her attributes . |
| 4 | Ian Rutherford 's beautiful , coloured photograph that she refers to was in the best possible taste and the reference to Gilbert and Sullivan could have caused offence only to someone with an inbuilt dislike to the two old stalwarts . |
| 5 | Such research is evidence of the attention and care that she devotes to her writing . |
| 6 | With the stress on ‘ Eastbourne ’ , the speaker may go on to say that she travels to Bexhill by bus . |
| 7 | A caesarean section is the ultimate answer to many calving problems but according to Mr Barwise-Munro : ‘ It 's still regarded by farmers as a last resort and very often by the time the vet is called , the cow has been left too long with the result that she has to be culled . |
| 8 | If Jennifer continued to ladle the sympathy on Helen– the latter might tactically have brought into the conversation something that she knows to be a vulnerable area for Jennifer . |
| 9 | The creditor may have done enough by superintending himself the execution of the document and by attempting to assure himself by means of questions or explanation that she knows to what she is committing herself . |
| 10 | Fizzy is less than pleased , but I have to admit that she adds to our amusement and wreaks havoc in about equal proportions . |
| 11 | Well , I think at first they were both afraid to become music specialists , but she knows so much now — good contemporary pop music , not just my music — that she wants to be involved with it and she refuses to be professionally involved unless she has expert knowledge . |
| 12 | And and people say it 's sometimes the only er money tha that a mother wo gets that she can call her own and and use in the way that she wants to . |
| 13 | She says that she wants to be a wildlife photographer . |
| 14 | In the first place , such a stance tends to minimize the gap between past and present , even though Schüssler Fiorenza may say that she wishes to ‘ preserve the historical distance between the present and the past ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm happy that she seems to be leading a normal life and we want to keep it that way . ’ |
| 16 | There is also the consideration that she seems to be flirting with the possibility of committing herself to re-entering mainstream education locally . |
| 17 | Some fall in behind her , and follow her to the lecture theatre , so that she appears to be leading a little procession , a female Pied Piper . |
| 18 | One of the reasons for difficulty in diagnosing this condition when it first occurs is the apparent similarity of the symptoms that it produces to those associated with cystitis . |
| 19 | Many feel that The Photographers ' Gallery has a somewhat lopsided view of contemporary photography and photographers and that it preaches to the already converted and them alone . |
| 20 | In a classical system , Todorov argues , several genres may claim their right to represent reality and each will have its own measure of verisimilitude to the extent that it conforms to its own internal rules . |
| 21 | MK points out that it conforms to TACMA 's Band B recommendation and advises the use of filters where interference is a problem . |
| 22 | Profiles of Development presupposes a common developmental path , and thus encourages the control of pupils ' learning experience so that it conforms to that path . |
| 23 | Secondly , I would point out that it is unusual for the Committee to be able to assert with confidence that legislation which is changed so that it conforms to their views , was changed solely because of these views . |
| 24 | When an output of the company is in the form of large quantities of interchangeable items it becomes uneconomical to test each one to ensure that it conforms to specification , so tests are carried out on samples . |
| 25 | When an output of the company is in the form of large quantities of interchangeable items it becomes uneconomical to test each one to ensure that it conforms to specification , so tests are carried out on samples . |
| 26 | Let us say that it occurs to you that a story in which a husband kills his wife without any apparent motive would be " a marvellous idea " . |
| 27 | Both management and unions tend to keep a tight grip on local activity to ensure that it keeps to national agreements and to avoid the embarrassment and disruption of uncontrolled local initiatives . |
| 28 | Certainly there appears to be some sense in restricting any changes in the law of incest so that it continues to be an offence for a parent or grandparent to have sexual relations with a child aged 16 or 17 , because children of that age are often dependent and living at home , and so the conditions for exploitation are still present at that age . |
| 29 | There is a large amount of evidence ( summarized by Grundy , 1986 ) that it continues to be the major source of support for the elderly . |
| 30 | Amendment of the Irish constitution is , of course , a matter for the Republic , but I am glad that it continues to be an issue that could be tackled in fresh political talks . |