Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] [that] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must regretfully report that this part of Madeleine Barthelemy-Madaule 's book is very inexpert and amateurish — a judgement to my mind confirmed by her citing Professor H. Graham Cannon as an authority on the subject . |
| 2 | And I should also mention that this could n't be possible without the generosity and help of Percy and a sincere thank you Percy . |
| 3 | I could hardly believe that this was to be the end of the public life of a man so comparatively young , and with so much still to give … |
| 4 | But I would rather say that this expression of worship and praise is in fact vital as the outward sign of an inward grace . |
| 5 | I would however hope that this can be organised within two to three weeks . |
| 6 | I 've er , thank you , I 've never seen a fox hunt erm I 've er I think once er , once I got along to Cutts Close where the Boxing Day meet occurs and I can well accept that this Boxing Day meet draws a larger crowd of people from Oakham than any other activity through the year . |
| 7 | I can also confirm that this is indeed the most luxurious Range Rover to date . |
| 8 | I usually look forward to Family Day , but I can honestly say that this year I 'm beginning to dread it , ’ said Rachel , then , picking up a pile of records , she said , ‘ This wo n't do , we must get on , otherwise we 'll never finish these medicals . ’ |
| 9 | I can hardly believe that this is the same company that produced the excellent Ami Pro manuals . |
| 10 | I can only assume that this continuing violence to musical instruments is being pursued in the interests of ‘ entertaining ’ the majority of the audience ( who are non-musicians ) . |
| 11 | The defended sites in Britain have to be studied in detail against this development and I can only hope that this short contribution may help to inspire more thought and action along these lines of research . |
| 12 | I can only volunteer that this is done by designers who have an imperfect understanding of the nature and properties of wood , or who are literally prepared to risk it . |
| 13 | In another letter to a Scottish admirer , she said ‘ I can only say that this bubble of my mind has risen on the mighty stream of a Divine purpose ’ . |
| 14 | Mm , well I can quite see that this maybe the only way that I can help Neil . |
| 15 | Remember that one of these options is to do nothing , though you may well feel that this is one of those cases where this course of action ( or in action ) would simply make matters worse . |
| 16 | He said ooh yes , he said oh , I said God , I said you must just remember that this is the number you 've just bloody dialled ! |
| 17 | She had watched scenes like this so of ten in detective films and police series on television that she could hardly believe that this was real life . |
| 18 | To pass by , you 'd never know that this humble Victorian cottage was the birthplace of one of the world 's greatest composers ; Edward Elgar . |
| 19 | But you could never predict that this was going to happen . |
| 20 | I was ruled out of order , I erm I there were point out then that twenty five new councillors and I understand it was n't legitimate if I wanted to restrict the vote only to those twenty five so that the rest of you would actually realise that this has gone on far too long , I only put that as a I think it is very , very important erm that we break new ground . |
| 21 | You will probably find that this comes naturally and that you are happier and more confident than you thought you would be . |
| 22 | You will soon realise that this is no ordinary bishop 's letter , since it has been written by some young people from this deanery . |
| 23 | Look closely and you will often find that this splendour is composed of odd volumes and unwanted subjects , but , as an enhancement to the bookcase , they are an invaluable aid to selling it . |
| 24 | Practice daily for fifteen or twenty minutes and you will then find that this word can be an effective means of blocking out unwanted thoughts and relaxing the body . |
| 25 | Carrying on from this morning 's thoughts about the occasional slip whilst following the programme , we should also realise that this will happen as we attempt to achieve our other goals in life . |
| 26 | But if we are speaking as Christians , we must quickly add that this situation is a problem only because of the Fall . |
| 27 | One might also note that this year 's short-list included Nelson Mandela , who for all his grey-haired , septuagenarian dignity , openly espoused political terrorism in his youth , and is still the figurehead of an organisation which has practised torture in camps . |
| 28 | Why , yea , I suppose then one might rightly say that this prince is given to displays of temperament ! ’ |
| 29 | Without line B , we might reasonably conclude that this evaluation is the poet 's judgment , just as we would suppose for the preceding verses , 15–16 ( though the presence of ) in v. 15 may give us second thoughts ) . |
| 30 | One would therefore expect that this unified theory should be able to predict all the values of quantities , like the electric charge on a particle , that are left undetermined by our present theories . |