Example sentences of "that of " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he brusquely told visitors that of course China was going to station units of the People 's Liberation Army in Hong Kong after 1997 , the colony shuddered . |
| 2 | One authority on nation-wide local party activity in this period states that of all provinces Samara was the most troubled by wrangles inside the party in 1921 . |
| 3 | In 1983 , for example , Gallup found that of voters who placed themselves on the political left and right , 22 per cent placed themselves at various ranges of the left end of the scale ( from ‘ far ’ to ‘ slightly ’ left ) , 51 per cent placed themselves on the right , and 13 per cent regarded themselves as middle of the road . |
| 4 | On this particular Friday I remembered that of course all the men were away shooting ISAAC or some other unlucky fellow . |
| 5 | A little crestfallen , Erika put her list away and dutifully said that of course she would be happy to do whatever Uncle Karl wished to do . |
| 6 | ‘ It took me a while to realise that of course I am not really opening a window : something is zooming forward and appearing out of nothing . |
| 7 | A recent study by Professor Pat Carlen shows that of 39 female adult criminals , 22 spent a substantial period of their childhood and adolescence in care . |
| 8 | He points out that of some 200 applications of force by the United States , only five have been ‘ solemnified ’ ( his word ) by a declaration of war . |
| 9 | But I understand that we were n't black enough for that crowd , despite the fact that of the three people on stage [ Lester , DJ and Lindy — Norman was n't on stage ] only one was white . ’ |
| 10 | There were too many locked doors — all those leading to the street , tame excuses by the staff , brief interviews with Penumbra who claimed she was so busy and that of course Zambia could go out once she was sure SHe was well enough . |
| 11 | When people objected that The Green Book was ‘ just words ’ — a strong condemnation in Huaiwiri — Salah said that of course some parts of it were not as good as others , but it was foolish to condemn everything in it just because some parts of it were wrong . |
| 12 | The writer , Christopher Stell , has pointed out that of some 600 ‘ architects ’ whose buildings were described in the Congregational Union 's Year Books in the nineteenth century , ‘ very few ’ are credited with having built more than one or two . |
| 13 | A Consumers ' Association report found that of the 32 tour operator 's policies surveyed , all but four fell short of its recommended levels of cover . |
| 14 | A recent Institute of Directors ' survey of 200 successful female executives found that of the 87 per cent who claimed to have encountered career obstacles not experienced by male colleagues , difficulty with childcare , at 37 per cent , was the biggest factor . |
| 15 | Last week a psychologist , Andrew Hill , revealed that of 213 nine-year-old girls interviewed , a third yearned to be thinner ; some claimed to be dieting . |
| 16 | The attitude of some bondholders previously willing to surrender their bonds modified on learning of this privilege which they were previously and largely unaware of in connection with redemption , so much so that of the 47 bonds bought out , 24 holders elected to enjoy perpetual membership . |
| 17 | Being no fools , the clan noticed that of all men there Duart himself seemed least joyful . |
| 18 | Emile Zola declared that ‘ our artists must find the poetry of stations as their fathers found that of forests and rivers ’ and the station has been securely enshrined in every aspect of art and culture . |
| 19 | Fleming sought help in identifying the mould from the mycologist La Touche , who worked in the same building and who thought that of the many species of Penicillium , it was most like Penicillium rubrum . |
| 20 | Back came the ‘ face furniture ’ which required no solutions except that of remembering to wear them . |
| 21 | A survey done by Barclaycard revealed that of the 20 million British tourists who go abroad every year for their holidays : |
| 22 | I think what we would now say is that of course women are extremely competent programme-makers , but there is n't a lot of evidence that they want to cover different topics . |
| 23 | Such a diet somewhat resembles that of the native Ugandan community where hypertension was exceedingly rare ( Orr & Gilks , 1931 ) . |
| 24 | All these prevalence rates were strikingly increased when compared to matched non-diabetic controls except that of hypercholesterolaemia in males . |
| 25 | The small scale of its activities was always mentioned : it was estimated that of the 30,000 boys who annually left London elementary schools , not more than 2% came under its influence and that of similar organizations . |
| 26 | I knew my sons had been saying that of course Mum would cry — it was a dead cert ! |
| 27 | Why bother learning a language to impress visitors , when you had n't even troubled to learn that of the place where you lived ? |
| 28 | The value of this work can be assessed by the fact that of 2,000 parts which may be needed for the repair of a bomber , 1,000 of them could often be obtained from such recoveries . |
| 29 | Income tax was minimal ; Marie Webster had an old demand showing that of a total of $604 only $3.90 was payable . |
| 30 | While the presence of a training officer was associated with size , it was noted that of the group of 27 libraries who had a member of staff formally titled training/staff/development/research officer , seven had establishments under 200 , eight under 300 , 12 over 300 . |