Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parissien acknowledges another benefit : ‘ the bottom line , for those who want to see it that way , is that the course is also a guide to how to put money onto a house , rather than take it off . ’ |
| 2 | You did n't need to hit me that hard . ’ |
| 3 | The lines of his short-cropped ruthless hair were disturbed , as though he had forgotten to comb it that morning or else , having combed , had continually run his fingers through it since then . |
| 4 | And while I can understand certain people saying that yes , smoking irritates my eyes , my nose , and yes , they 're quite right they are entitled to breathe erm u u unsolid air , if yo if you want to put it that |
| 5 | There are a number of , sort of a dictionary of useful phrases , I mean you actually used one or two just now , and one of the things that we suggest is that people when they 're not under the pressure of being in the studio , which after all for them is alien territory , that they should actually have one or two of these useful phrases which do cover a , a multitude of embarrassing situations , if you want to put it that away . |
| 6 | This presupposes that Victorian writers tried to persuade us that … * Some connectives such as " although " , " since " and " because " also conceal presuppositions : Because Dickens was a social reformer , he focused in his work on poverty . |
| 7 | it has to give you that effect I thought it was marvellous |
| 8 | We therefore propose to introduce legislation which will give individual employees the right to join the union of their choice , free from interference from any arrangement between trade union bosses which is designed to deny them that choice . |
| 9 | ‘ I did promise to give you that chance , ’ he admitted . |
| 10 | So I want to give you that positive feed-back . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm happy that she seems to be leading a normal life and we want to keep it that way . ’ |
| 12 | But on the same score I 'm afraid I must be an a narrow minded urban socialist well okay , I 've never lived in a city but if you want to call me that , fine . |
| 13 | the only way of Maybe not the only way , but the the easiest way for people to er get debt , if you want to call it that , was er to use this Co book . |
| 14 | John Grant , in Blood Brothers : the division and decline of Britain 's trade unions ( Weidenfeld & Nicolson , £16.99 ) , wants to convince us that Brieish trade unions are in a hopelessly enfeebled state : divided directionless , dithering , but still lingeringly dictatorial . |
| 15 | He promised to return it that evening . |
| 16 | In your opinion if you 're offered something like that you should have your own mind and if you want to take it that 's your problem . |
| 17 | I think it 's quite remarkable er that Councillor can come along and blindly say , well we 've had a report back to housing committee , housing committee 's considered this matter and the vast majority of people found it fairly unacceptable but we 'll ignore that , we 'll ignore that , fine , well I s'pose if you want to ignore it that 's fine but I think w we do face here a a key issue and the issue of capital receipts , as you rightly say , is an important one . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you really need to ask me that ? ’ she said incredulously . |
| 19 | And as for what I want from you , I hardly think this is the time or place to tell you that . |
| 20 | ‘ I 've come to tell you that . |
| 21 | Well you want to tell him that |
| 22 | I want to tell you that personally . |
| 23 | And now that you have come back I want to tell you that . |
| 24 | ‘ I tried to tell her that , ’ he said . |
| 25 | The following day , Dr John Greg of the Medical Research Council tried to tell us that contact with small quantities of dioxins was harmless when he stated in The Independent that 5,000 ppt is a safe level for bleached paper products . |
| 26 | He did n't need to tell her that . |
| 27 | Needs handling carefully , but I do n't need to tell you that . |
| 28 | She 's a very sensitive girl — but I do n't need to tell you that , Seb . |
| 29 | If anyone says to you , Oh you do n't want to remember it that way . |
| 30 | ‘ But I told you when I came to see you that day . |