Example sentences of "you [vb base] that the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean that the whole thing is a fraud ? ’ |
| 2 | The depth of Nizan 's commitment to the Soviet Union was similarly visible a few months later when he described the great steps made by the mass of the Soviet people in terms of cultural development : When you have seen young workers in Moscow or Tashkent … speaking passionately of Gogol or Gorky , you realise that the Soviet people have gained admission to the high culture that was previously a privilege of the bourgeoisie … |
| 3 | Editor , — The BMJ is to be congratulated on highlighting the difficulty doctors have when they seek to train and work in the hospital service on a less than full time basis — a reasonable aspiration when you realise that the average working week for people other than doctors is 37.5 hours yet for doctors half time can be in excess of 40 hours . |
| 4 | He calculates that there are enough long-range connections for there to be two-way connections between any patch of 1 mm 2 and every other 1 mm 2 patch over the whole neocortex , which is quite impressive when you realise that the human neocortex has an area of more than 100,000 sq . |
| 5 | You say that the chief character in your joke or story was wearing such and such a hat or pair of shoes . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , ’ they continue , ‘ we 've been reading your columns and we 're just a little bit worried that you might mean it when you say that the European Community is a fraudulent delusion ; the German economy is kaput ; the French are morally bankrupt ; racism is becoming endemic ; America 's had it ; Britain 's in for five years of total chaos and the middle-classes will soon be taking to the streets . |
| 7 | You accept that the other person is important — just as important as you , no better , no worse . |
| 8 | However , this proves difficult in the space available when you consider that the total number of current classes stands at an impressive 170 ! |
| 9 | Pretty soon , if you consider that the only gags he feels at home with are the ones that get stuffed in his mouth in the interest of his , er , research . |
| 10 | For example , you know that the visual cortex will lie towards the back of the brain , the motor cortex towards the front . |
| 11 | And you begin to say things that do n't make any sense to people who do n't know what 's going on between you , but you know that the other person , to whom what you 've said is really addressed will know what you mean , even though he may not actually be there . |
| 12 | Very often they have a bit of a say in it , because you know that the young girl has n't got , but erm interestingly enough they tend to get recycled to young men and it 's the older men that get the young girls from their older male and it 's younger men who get . |
| 13 | But you know that the accelerating effect on a Secondary Darkfall starts slowly and gains momentum . |
| 14 | at this point here and going right down to the final A of ANNA and the way you can , you can , cos you 're gon na step in mid way now and you assume that the appropriate sociability has set the rapport has been built and you start the role play by saying thanks very much for that , I now wan na talk about whatever your product is , yeah , and then step into role play that way ? |
| 15 | you understand that the honourable gentleman wants to establish that the government has been extraordinarily dilatory , that er there is a massive delay , there is problem for electoral registration officers because that the regulations , the regulations depend upon a directive . |
| 16 | Now er the things that of course was er was only different skill using colours and patterns but y y you understand that the Fair Isles were developed on pins , and you notice the patterns were always small and I think you know the practical reasons for that . |
| 17 | You believe that the Catholic Church feeds the tendency to objectify woman , reduce her to receptacle for male lust or for children or any form of servitude ? |
| 18 | But of course if , if you start , if you find that the other evidence dissolves as well , then , then you give up eventually . |
| 19 | If you change the term to 10 years you will discover two things : first the column of results is n't wide enough and second , after increasing the column width , you find that the final amount is £1,638 including £438 interest and the earnings ratio is more than double , at 36.57% . |
| 20 | Now meanwhile — not meanwhile , but quite a lot later — in early medieval allegory , you find that the allegorical poet has a quite ordinary technical problem when he 's writing about things like mercy and cruelty . |
| 21 | Now , meanwhile , or not meanwhile , quite a lot later , in early mediaeval allegory , you find that the allegorical poet has a quite ordinary technical problem when he 's writing about things like mercy and cruelty . |
| 22 | When you remove the old guttering , even if you find that the top part of the fascia board has not been painted at all , paint it now — after repairing any damage , including any caused by removing the guttering . |
| 23 | If you find that the shaping instructions do n't seem to work for machine knitting , then you need to opt for the EASILY KNITTED STITCH LAYOUT . |
| 24 | The third of the examples above suggests that the poem is being subtle ( whereas in fact it is the author — though again , this is arguably a matter of unknowable intention ) ; use of such personification involves a minor lapse in logic which you should be aware of , even if you decide that the final effect is worth it . |
| 25 | You note that the American murder rate is consistently four or five times worse than that suffered by West European countries and that 60% of American murders are committed with firearms . |
| 26 | Aye , right I do n't know if you if you feel that the wee chat we 've had is any good but , because we do n't want to chat along too long |
| 27 | In your road test of the Peugeot 605 SRdt ( 20 February ) you comment that the only car to give it a run for its money is the Citroen XM . |
| 28 | You miss the point in your leader ( April 13th ) when you argue that the recent deal to cut Poland 's official debt by half should be the exception rather than the rule . |
| 29 | Oh , so you think that the whole appreciation of John Major , the whole perception of him has been knocked sideways by the press 's need |
| 30 | You fire up the engine on the starter button and the mechanic waves you out into the pit lane and you realize that the overall purpose of a racing car 's design is that you should feel a pure sense of yourself in propulsion . |