Example sentences of "[that] they [verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | that they thought they could develop and hav hold events on , and er , he said , like we , we came up with some good ideas , put forward some ideas , really good ideas , for things to do on this land , and he said , the trouble is that all these councillors back on to these pieces of land , and he said , er , they do n't want people coming along and enjoying themselves on it , because they want to go and walk their labradors on it . |
| 2 | They would allow people that they thought they could trust to accumulate a lot of debt on it . |
| 3 | The proportion responding that they thought they could trust the United Sates " a great deal " was 62% ( up from 45% in 1975 ) , a figure not matched by any other country : the closest was Norway , which 37% thought they could trust to the same extent . |
| 4 | The reasons that Charlie Francis , Ben Johnson , Angella Taylor and the rest took drugs are that the rewards were great and that they thought they could get away with it . |
| 5 | Secondly were Mrs White 's brother and sister-in-law who were reported earlier as saying at second interview that they thought she should remain at home ‘ if things keep as they 're going now , and she gets the services she 's getting ’ . |
| 6 | It never occurred to me that other children were n't spoiled as a matter of course , the way I was , and it would be years — and my father would be dead — before I understood that the expense of sending me to a boarding school was just an excuse , and the simple , sentimental truth was that they knew they would have missed me . |
| 7 | They reassured Pamela that they did trust her , but added that they hoped she would feel more able to be open with them about her social life . |
| 8 | I think it 's a thing that they wish they could dis-invent , do n't they . |
| 9 | Calling all pensioners … with a message from welfare officer Sheila Redmond : ‘ If any retired employees are in need of advice or help that they think I could offer , they only have to ‘ phone me on . ’ |
| 10 | It 's such a lovely idea , think of all those people whose battle for life is so depressing , and then just one moment of beauty may come and illuminate the dark corners of their existence , so that they feel they may have lived just for that one thing . |
| 11 | You wo n't be allowed to erect a headstone , have a name-plate or put flowers on a common grave , so is it any wonder that the whole thing smacks of the dreaded ‘ pauper 's burial ’ and that , however poor , people will make monumental sacrifices to raise the money somehow for the ‘ something better ’ that they feel they should provide ? |
| 12 | This emphasis upon the need for cultural and social reinforcement , though often overlooked by educationalists , is crucially important if the learning process is to be useful and related to the experience of the community groups so that they feel they can go on to employ practical applications of their learning . |
| 13 | The meaning that they gave it should send cold shivers down the spine of any parent : fully a half thought that it was an instruction to cross the road , and half of these thought that it was showing you how to do it — by running ! |