Example sentences of "[det] [Wh pn] [verb] this [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some who follow this line of thinking argue that if there is a form of learning wrapped up in ‘ higher learning ’ , it is learning how to learn . |
| 2 | But believe me , we will silence any and all who put this Dominion at risk . ’ |
| 3 | But if such a retort is both meaningful and non-trivial , then surely so is the statement ( that might be made , for example , in reply to a request for information from a third person ) that " the chair " being talked about — the " posited chair " — is not fictional , i.e. that it actually exists , even though those who take this statement on trust might find out otherwise to their cost . |
| 4 | Bagdikian ( 1989 ) characterizes those who control this system as ‘ the lords of the global village ’ . |
| 5 | Those who follow this sort of thing will tell you that yesterday 's recapitalisation of Ross Consumer Electronics was only a matter of time . |
| 6 | On the other hand , there are those who turn this prophecy into a programme for political and economic emancipation : the poor are the exploited proletariat , the captives are the prisoners of conscience and the recovery of sight to the blind is achieved through ‘ awareness building ’ so that the exploited recognise the factors which have contributed to their plight and come to realise that their situation is not inevitable . |
| 7 | A danger exists for those who use this route as a short cut to Currie . |
| 8 | A danger exists for those who use this route as a short cut to Currie . |
| 9 | But those who maintain this state of untroubled innocence have missed an opportunity . |
| 10 | Around half of the respondents would have clearly felt more comfortable with the question if the proposed time scale had been 5–7 days , and a great majority of those who took this approach including the vast majority of respondents who used the SPG form — suggested that 7 days would not be unreasonable . |
| 11 | that may be something you want to think about , can I also remind , particularly the District Councils , those who request this morning for a different version of the H B F commitments statement . |
| 12 | I suspect that it is assumed by most people , including those who planned this course of lectures , that language is a means of communication — that this is what it is for ; and that since literature is made out of language , it too must be a kind of communication , as defined by , for instance , the Collins English Dictionary : ‘ the imparting or exchange of information , ideas , feelings ’ . |
| 13 | In which case those who perpetrated this outrage on British culture are in good company , whether they were flying the flag of ‘ racism and sexism ’ or not . |
| 14 | However , for those who select this method for dogs , cats , parrots or fish the cost would be from £300 to £600 . |
| 15 | To those who possess this kind of power to influence or even determine political outcomes , the possession of the single individual vote must seem by comparison a trivial and irrelevant form of political participation . |
| 16 | Those who embraced this point of view accepted Heisenberg 's uncertainty principle as wholeheartedly as anyone , but for them it was a statement , not of indeterminacy , but of ignorance . |