Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd better explain that a commune is a sizable place , in this case with a population of 26,000 , including a small town and many villages . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd better check that your cute friend did n't steal anything when he was down below . ’ |
| 3 | I 'd better check that the nursing staff are up to date on her meal and insulin timetable . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I thought I 'd better prove that I do n't always forget about normal times for refreshing the inner man , ’ he drawled , but there was such a twinkle in his eyes , so much charm in his manner , that Fabia felt quite overcome by it . |
| 5 | Yeah , cos we 've got to do your inhaler as well and we 'd better wipe that all that muck off your face , all that tomato sauce |
| 6 | ‘ I think I 'd better say that the Steering Committee did n't seem to believe I saw an inspector . |
| 7 | You 'd best remember that , or it 'll be the auction block for you pretty swiftly . ’ |
| 8 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 9 | Now you see I do n't think that you can say I 'm all against national war but , but you 're in favour of a violent revolution |
| 10 | Anybody wishing if anybody wishes to ring me anyone I 'm not I 'm not you see I do n't see that serves any purpose I 'm sorry I do not think that serves any purpose if you wish to ring me outside this meeting |
| 11 | I mean you just do n't you do n't imagine that do you really ? |
| 12 | No I 'd I 'd I do n't I do n't believe that that 's the case erm |
| 13 | do n't no do n't say that to her or I 'll be in the dog house |
| 14 | He 's told you that you 're not , we 're not getting a fair share of the business with him , but the figures I see do n't do n't say that at all |
| 15 | Lets just hope that Frank gets picked for Norway . |
| 16 | Lets not forget that we have nt bought since Cantona … so another 1.2M … |
| 17 | Lets not forget that we have nt bought since Cantona … so another 1.2M … |
| 18 | I do rather feel that the Montagues and Capulets music is a little too hectic , but the other episodes are beautifully managed . |
| 19 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ Louise said , unhappily , ‘ I did so hope that you two would make a go of it , but with all the rows I do n't really know , I 'm sure … ’ |
| 20 | Oh , she did so hope that Jasper would not be late , would not be tired , would want to go out . |
| 21 | we did so hope that we 'd both pass , you see , because , you know , been terrible |
| 22 | She did so hope that he was n't going to invite her out , and was trying to think up some good off-putting excuse when , ‘ Your car has been delivered here , to Mr Gajdusek 's home . |
| 23 | I did so wish that my mother had n't said that . |
| 24 | In this case it did so recognise that connection and Smith had to pay damages . |
| 25 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |
| 26 | While I fully accept that the poor have become a cause by which many politicians and intellectuals can further their personal ambitions , I do nevertheless find that the Hayekian case is deficient . |
| 27 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 28 | Edward did not want that spell to end . |
| 29 | The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge . |
| 30 | Though the Daily News has continued to publish without its workers , managers did not expect that the unions would persuade news-stands , sometimes with strong-arm tactics , to stop selling the paper . |