The occupants talked, inspected the cars of one another, interchanged tales of...–Times. (avoidance, in grammatical pusillanimity, of one another's cars)
...who have only themselves in view by breaking through it.–Richardson. (avoidance of double in)
He nodded, as one who would say, 'I have already thought of that'.–Crockett. (avoidance of the archaism, which however is the only natural form, as who should say)
It is now practically certain that the crews of Nebogatoff's squadron were in a state of mutiny, and that this is the explanation for the surrender of these vessels.–Times. (avoidance of double of)
And for the first time after twenty years the Whigs saw themselves again in power.–J. R. Green. (Avoidance of double for; if after had been originally intended, we should have had at last instead of for the first time)
And oppressive laws forced even these few with scant exceptions to profess Protestantism.–J. R. Green. (To avoid the repetition of few the affected word scant has been admitted)
Given competition, any line would vie with the others in mirrors and gilded furniture; but if there is none, why spend a penny? Not a passenger the less will travel because the mode of transit is bestial.–E. F. Benson. (To avoid the overdone word beastly—which however happens to be the right one here; bestial describes character or conduct)
There is, indeed, a kind of timorous atheism in the man who dares not trust God to render all efforts to interpret his Word—and what is criticism but interpretation?—work together for good.–Spectator. (Render is substituted for make because make efforts might be taken as complete without the work together that is due. Unfortunately, to render efforts work together is not even English at all)
57. Omission of the Conjunction 'that'
This is quite legitimate, but often unpleasant. It is partly a matter of idiom, as, I presume you know, but I assume that you know; partly of avoiding false scent, as in the sixth example below, where scheme might be object to discover. In particular it is undesirable to omit that when a long clause or phrase intervenes between it and the subject and verb it introduces, as in the first four examples.
And it is to be hoped, as the tree-planting season has arrived, Stepney will now put its scheme in hand.–Times.
