Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think , ’ said the tourist , ‘ that I would like a little rest now . |
| 2 | I can see that I may have a little difficulty explaining this first part of my story , especially to anyone not acquainted with the often bizarre rituals of academic life . |
| 3 | In case librarians and information scientists feel that the first stage of Taylor 's processes of adding value is not very challenging , I feel that I should spend a few moments indicating the considerable complexity of the publicly available information resource potentially relevant to business activities . |
| 4 | It might not be to everyone 's taste or be able to last for hundreds of years but you have to admit that she would turn a few heads if she appeared sitting casually in your garden . |
| 5 | There can be little doubt that a Labour Minister for Women would be hard put to right all our wrongs ; none the less , it is likely that she will save a few battered women 's refuge centres from closure , open the odd nursery school , and raise the tax status of child-minders to that of company cars . |
| 6 | well if I were you I would start sorting out if there 's anything good in there that you can make a few bob out of |
| 7 | It seems to me that you should leave a little time for romance . ’ |
| 8 | All the previous week Kidd had exhorted his forwards to concentrate on winning the battle up front and not simply live in hope that they could gain a few crumbs and hope their more skilful backs would steal a march on Shannon . |
| 9 | I recalled that they should learn a few verses to say to me on my next visit . |
| 10 | THE American government has told Welsh detectives that they can collect a former cut-price car salesman being held in Texas for extradition . |
| 11 | The conference was assured that truly ‘ intelligent ’ machines would come , It was conceded that it might take a few hundred years . |
| 12 | He said they were fine , but that it might take a few weeks for the lenses to settle in my eyes . |
| 13 | It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require . |