Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] [verb] [that] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I mean I know that twenty percent is twenty pound in a hundred , but what 's a quick way of doing it on the calculator . |
| 2 | I must admit I , I really do n't agree with that , I mean I find that many women who have had erm children actually their figure has improved after the children , they look a great deal better and I certainly do n't think that many women in Scotland looked vast after they 've had children , I totally disagree with that . |
| 3 | ‘ D' you imagine that some day someone will invent a gramophone that will play a record with a whole opera on one side , so that we could put the prelude on with the soup and have the finale with our cheese without having to get up ? ’ |
| 4 | Student leaders say they fear that young people could be brainwashed by the organisation . |
| 5 | From the CECOS Report it seems that church-related activities were often the main focus of outings for girls . |
| 6 | If you have any of your class members attending please let them know that this payment is now due . |
| 7 | Rumours that the increased duties to be levied on gin were but the beginning of a general excise , an indirect tax that would hurt the poor much more than the better-off , fuelled the crowd 's antipathy towards the government : " If we are Englishmen … let them see that wooden shoes are not so easy to be worn as they imagine . |
| 8 | Suffice it to say that all attempts to evict Dicky from his rightful home have met with considerable misfortune , and disturbance of such a nature that he has quickly been restored to his home . |
| 9 | The Second Symphony is a work that wears well and suffice it to say that this newcomer can hold its head high in this company . |
| 10 | Suffice it to say that this discourse is generalising and intemperate , and lacks depth and clarity . |
| 11 | Suffice it to say that some people are better built at the beginning . |
| 12 | One of the things the expert would note would be that , however big the meal — and let us assume that over-large portions were served — some people would consume every morsel and leave an entirely clean plate . |
| 13 | Let us hope that one day the council will wake up and end all street trading . |
| 14 | Let us hope that this year we shall see an increase in the butterfly population , notably that rare member of the family Lyaenidae , known as the Foinland Blue . " |
| 15 | Let us hope that this situation does not arise and VAT is not imposed on books . |
| 16 | Let us hope that later chapters clear away some of the murkiness . |
| 17 | Let us remember that that assurance comes from British Rail , who , it was discovered in Committee proceedings on the Bill , designed platforms that were too short to take the trains that would come in to them . |
| 18 | ( Let us pray that this fate may be averted . ) |
| 19 | well you know I know that some people do but do n't back down afterwards and then say oh well never mind it was my fault cos it 's not your fault . |
| 20 | She said coldly , ‘ I suppose you ask that stupid question because you saw Giles and me on the promenade in Seabourne last night . |
| 21 | I suppose you thought that old Papa Miletti would be too stupid to spot that , wrapped up in a lot of technical detail about non-voting share blocks and nominal investment consortia ? |
| 22 | Suppose we assume that each regulation is enforced up to the point at which the marginal cost and marginal benefit of saving life are equal for that activity . |
| 23 | So these passages encourage us to see that one way to begin to prophesy is to listen to God expectantly as each day begins . |
| 24 | No doubt some will stay on to summer in Shetland and encourage us to hope that some day it too may be found nesting . |
| 25 | ‘ Try and make her understand that all sorts of things could happen to him ! ’ |
| 26 | Nor do I accept that such feelings are a sign of weakness , provided that they are accompanied by an inner toughness where necessary and justified . ’ |
| 27 | Nor do I believe that private sector training is the answer . |
| 28 | Why are they so special to me , these two , why do I remember that one kiss out of all the other romances I knew about there in that place on that particular Friday evening , why do I remember it , do I actually remember it all or just want to ? |
| 29 | How do I know that that bath towel needs washing ? |
| 30 | Well how do I know that this computer does not have a theory of the external world ? |