Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [to-vb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have written about them to show that spiritual journeys and beliefs are legitimate , fruitful ways of exploring the world and to encourage writers to go ahead with this kind of exploration if they so wish . |
| 2 | " It would be wrong for me to pretend that these problems can be solved quickly — if they can be solved at all . |
| 3 | Enough for me to know that this house was not a good place to be when he was alive , not good for either of you . |
| 4 | It was necessary for me to ensure that this fish was in fact leading the others . |
| 5 | Jamaicans usually claim to be able to understand everything said in Standard English ; it comes as something of a shock to many of them to find that English people can by no means always understand them . |
| 6 | . It was a puzzle to me to think that any customers wanted any of these things in the alley he lived , but he did have a few visitors , because he dealt in antiques , he knew a great deal about them … |
| 7 | on , it was equally if not more dreadful to him to think that this successor might treat the emirs ‘ as superiors — as Royalties ’ , thereby incurring ‘ their astonished contempt that the King 's representative — the conquering dynasty — should so behave ’ . |
| 8 | The G M B will use every aven avenue open to us to ensure that British workers do not become the sweated labour of Europe . |