Example sentences of "especially [subord] [pron] [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 Indeed the Americans soon found themselves moving yet closer to Britain , especially once they discovered that their own initiatives ( not least their pressure on Israel ) still left them at loggerheads with Egypt and the Arab radicals .
2 But he then swung the other way , especially once he discovered that the appointment of a new British prime minister was a possibility .
3 There is a danger of over-simplification here , especially if one forgets that such traits as introvert/extrovert and optimist/pessimist are , at best , rough indications — they are continua , not two set points .
4 However , ideal situations are hard to come by , and the next best thing is to be able to perceive a horse 's changing emotions — especially if they indicate that we are likely to lose control of the horse in the near future !
5 They may feel particularly threatened , especially if they think that their power and responsibility may be given to the specialists involved directly with the technology .
6 If only they would avoid the root positions of the usual three chords , they would begin to discover what resources are available , especially if they realize that chords can often comprise four different notes ( at least ) instead of the usual three .
7 Especially if he spotted that it was the third time , for Miss Postlethwaite and me . ’
8 Especially if you add that the incident in question took place in public , and in broad daylight .
9 One woman described how she experienced an aggressive pattern : ‘ I found it very difficult to cope with women over me , especially if I thought that they were n't being fair — although I had no problems when dealing with men .
10 ‘ If a company is serious about stress then it has to address the issues raised , ’ commented , a chartered clinical psychologist working as a consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick , especially if it emerges that certain internal working practices and management are the major factors in staff stress levels .
11 So avoid taking a vacation soon after you have acquired a puppy , especially if it means that you will need to place it in kennels .
12 A whole range of worms is available to fishkeepers , though some of them are more suitable than others , especially since we know that live foods can be a source of infection .
13 It had been a very unhappy time for him , especially since he knew that his advancing years prevented him from getting a job as a carman .
14 He said : ‘ Naturally I am very disappointed , especially as I felt that the evidence and explanations produced would be accepted .
15 The ITC made the determination and it would be inappropriate for me to comment upon the matter , especially as I believe that it is now sub judice , because the company has applied for judicial review .
16 The thought made her frown , especially as she admitted that the feeling when she remembered was jealousy .
17 He charges scientists and corporations involved in it with basic misrepresentation especially when they claim that the techniques are no more than sophisticated extensions of classical breeding skills .
18 Most general practitioners may be very reluctant to travel in the early hours of the morning to see a patient because he had demanded that his own doctor attends , especially when they find that their practice can not be reimbursed for such a visit .
19 Certainly the rhetorical approach does not dispute the general theoretical aims of the social representation theorists , especially when they emphasize that social beliefs are rooted in the life of groups and that dialogue is crucial for their creation and maintenance ( Moscovici , 1983 ) .
20 Or rather , the distinctions between the repressed and the excluded , the subjective and the social , break down , especially when we recall that the other is often constructed via , or in terms of , the proximate .
21 In practice , Rameau 's part-writing works perfectly well on period instruments , especially when we recall that at the Paris Opéra there were many more players on the outer than on the inner parts .
22 We wish she 'd broken her neck especially when we learn that she 'd planned all along to rip off poor Tess 's best idea .
23 After all , how do we know that our own picture of Jesus is necessarily right , especially when we realize that we too bring assumptions to faith ?
24 I will argue later in Chapter 6 that powerless groups are not a small minority especially when we realize that the cherished pattern of lifetime employment applies to barely 30 per cent of labour , within which there are only a tiny percentage of women .
25 It was rather touching , especially when one realised that she had practically no money but her old age pension .
26 Omitting his radical change of direction ( i.e. of subject ) in his second year , it represents a demand of surrealist proportions , especially when one considers that alongside these he was reading French , Latin , Mathematics , Philosophy and History .
27 Radio frequency ( r.f. ) circuits can also have their own quirks , especially when one considers that two adjacent copper tracks can act as an air-spaced capacitor !
28 Thus , the views of the inspectorate are under-represented , especially when one considers that , except for relatively informal verbal comments through the Senior English Inspector , the General Inspectors for each school make no input at all , while all five DCSLs make lengthy written recommendations which are reinforced by the chairmanship of the ACL:E&SS .
29 The loss of two men , a highly expensive experimental aeroplane and the F-104 had serious repercussions , especially when one considered that all this happened when all were engaged in taking photographs for a private company during a military test flight .
30 One is led to ask whether it is the attention to and general nature of such claims that first needs explaining , especially when it appears that they derive from such a specific social group , namely those in a western academic sub-culture who could arguably be said to have their own interests at stake .
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