Example sentences of "[verb] [that] they [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So she rode slowly through them , mostly holding her breath and praying that they would n't charge at her . |
| 2 | Department of Health guidelines ( DHSS , 1988b ) suggest that they should also offer parents an opportunity to have their views and wishes heard and that parents should be invited , where practicable , to attend part , or if appropriate the whole , of the case conference . |
| 3 | Sometimes , if elderly relatives are living at a distance , it is not possible to be certain , in spite of advice from us , and help from neighbours with the shopping , that they are eating properly , but if they can only be persuaded to drink a pint of milk every day and eat some fresh citrus fruit , wholemeal bread , cheese or eggs , margarine or butter and a bowl of bran cereal , we shall know that they can not come to any serious harm from a dietary point of view , even though a much more varied diet would be more suitable . |
| 4 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 5 | And so they came to a negotiated settlement by which the Soviets agreed to withdraw the missiles and the United States promised that they would not interfere with Castro again , although from that day to this they have maintained of course their economic embargo . |
| 6 | At the outset parties were reminded that they could not hold political meetings in places of worship and had to obtain police permission to hold any meetings at all . |
| 7 | Justices should be reminded that they must not delay their decision . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's difficult for people to accept that they ca n't interfere with the transfer of data once it 's automated . |
| 9 | It 's interesting that gay men on Switchboard found it much easier to accept that they did n't automatically know best for lesbians than white people on Switchboard find it to accept that they might not know best for Black people . |
| 10 | You see , when I became yard inspector , the staff soon got to know that they could n't kid me , they could n't kid me you see . |
| 11 | And what most of the analysis misses is that reports such as this will accelerate the process , persuading those that do n't want to downsize that they will soon have little alternative as vendors put mainframe lines onto care and maintenance . |
| 12 | And what most of the analysis misses is that reports such as this will accelerate the process , persuading those that do n't want to downsize that they will soon have little alternative as vendors put mainframe lines onto care and maintenance . |
| 13 | When he said , " I ca n't believe this is me , man , " they looked at each other , unable to bear that they could not express what they felt for him , but they could laugh , and — it was Pat who sat next to him — stroke or pat him , or embrace him . |
| 14 | Foreign teachers of English often joked that they could not pass TOEFL , but for the Chinese students it was no laughing matter . |
| 15 | He said all members of the Defence Forces signed an oath when they joined pledging that they would not associate with illegal organisations and this new vetting measure was an insult to those who risked their lives in the fight against terrorism . |
| 16 | No one thought the speaker should have added that they would not hew wood for Lord Salisbury ; the divisions within the Council which would become so painfully evident over the Boer War were between Gladstonian Liberals and Liberal Imperialists , with the odd Liberal Unionist added for decoration , not between Liberals and Conservatives . |
| 17 | As soon as the adventurers realise that they ca n't outrun the mist , it coalesces into three cowled figures . |
| 18 | And erm Maisy and Freda say that they would still like a few bottles and that for the stall please . |
| 19 | Some teachers say that they ca n't leave out attractive or valuable items on open display in classrooms and corridors in case of theft or damage . |
| 20 | But they say that they wo n't come off when you go swimming , and you take your clothes on and off . |
| 21 | However , because the individual has settled here the Government say that they can not send that person back . |
| 22 | It is then a matter of preference whether you say that they can not choose the goals or that they can not form strategies to achieve them or both . |
| 23 | The Government say that they can not tell us the value of the companies because the information is commercially sensitive . |
| 24 | The Germans say that they can not absorb that number , and country after country is saying the same . |
| 25 | Germany , the Netherlands and Belgium are supporters of the British plan but other EC countries say that they can not afford to build the new plants required for waste disposal . |
| 26 | Forby , I say that they will not wait in the town to let themselves be besieged . |
| 27 | Its defenders say that they will always keep its price high and carefully screen potential owners , as a way of protecting it . |
| 28 | None of them doubted that they would eventually get to Greece . |
| 29 | Treatment Centres tent to find that they can not predict which people are most likely to obtain lasting recovery . |
| 30 | When people get into a stress-induced panic about their workload they may ( a ) begin to load more and more on to their own shoulders , and ( b ) feel so overwhelmed that they ca n't seem to get started . |