Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christians are meant not only to believe in Jesus , but to know that we have eternal life ( 5:13 ) and it is the task of the Spirit to bring this quiet confidence home to us . |
| 2 | We like to know that we have financial security , family security and health security . |
| 3 | But it hurt , damn it , to know that anyone held that opinion of her . |
| 4 | With more nitrogen , less condensed tannin and less enzyme inhibition in the young leaves of Shorea compared with Eugenia , it is not surprising to discover that they suffered more damage . |
| 5 | It was a very great shock to me to discover that I had motor neurone disease . |
| 6 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
| 7 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
| 8 | It will be shown in a later chapter that there seems to be no evidence to indicate that he held that post before holding the kazaskerlik , while there is positive evidence that he held it after holding the kazaskerlik . |
| 9 | Owners of contaminated houses want to know if they have any comeback , those of houses which are not contaminated want the ban on their properties lifted immediately . |
| 10 | ‘ Now I also want to know if you keep any sort of diary or engagement book yourself . ’ |
| 11 | Bill says it was apparently done by some lunatic for reasons unknown , but he wants to know if you have any information about it that he does n't have . ’ |
| 12 | Mr Millan was pressed by Dennis Canavan ( Lab , Falkirk W ) , who wanted to know if he saw any scope in the campaign for a Scottish parliament for EC intervention on subsidiarity — devolving decision-making powers from Brussels to national governments . |
| 13 | For disaster narrowly averted and for disaster to come if she showed any mercy . |
| 14 | ‘ When I bought the VF I left it completely standard because I wanted to establish if I had any talent . |
| 15 | Individuals have little incentive to innovate unless they have some way of sharing in the value which they have created . |
| 16 | Jessica and Karen , under the eyes of Mrs Roberts , had booked a taxi , and had had to take a farewell brandy with Mr Roberts while it waited , in case he should have gone to work before they rose next morning . |
| 17 | We in the world campaign which has so far tried to stop armaments to South Africa and its nuclear build up we want to work if possible to build a common security er , arrangement in the region where peace will be everywhere if we can make it everywhere because the region has got so many weapons and arms and military expenditure is very easy to increase when you have growing number of nation states where the people really need food and development . |
| 18 | She was pleasantly surprised to see that we use real food and the only cheating is to under-cook it , sometimes brushing it with oil or water to keep it moist . |
| 19 | In other words to see that they get more benefit for the effort that they put into it . |
| 20 | I was moved to see that she had absolute faith in my goodwill , for she took the bag without glancing at the contents . |
| 21 | It is better to report that you had insufficient time to collect certain data than to produce half baked results . |
| 22 | In his welcoming address at the Kremlin in July 30 , Gorbachev stressed that " we are starting to realize that we need each other " . |
| 23 | ‘ She thought they 'd better have something to drink so she got some sherry , then she was worried because she 's only got those little glasses you know , little tumblers , and she says they 're only for whisky . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ If he turns out to be a feeder for the kidnappers , ’ explained the Captain , ‘ he 'd be too easy to replace if we showed any interest in him . ’ |
| 25 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |
| 26 | advice on where to go if you need more information |
| 27 | Other terminal word branches off this node are checked to see if they have remaining MRPA symbols which have to be distinguished from the current input by creating new non-terminals . |
| 28 | Job-seekers taking part in the Work Trial project spend fifteen days with a company to see if they suit each other . |
| 29 | In the meantime , I made inquiries with the old-folk of the village to see if they remembered any house or cottage ever standing on that particular field . |
| 30 | ‘ In our business plan we are addressing the situation , trying to see if we need another bed or two because of the changing needs of the service . |