Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [conj] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be possible to acknowledge that this type of emotional layer exists in human beings , and that it finds expression in the brutality men are capable of inflicting on one another . |
| 2 | It would be absurd to claim that this day is already near . |
| 3 | and you knew what he , and he would sell you what he , there was no cons , no trying to pretend that this was best , and this was |
| 4 | It is strange to relate that this well-known symbol has been comparatively neglected by social scientists and especially by social psychologists . |
| 5 | It is strange to relate that this short stretch of water should be such a barrier but the hills of Wouldham and village are as foreign to some people of Halling as any parts of the world and in fact there are some who travel all over the country and to some places abroad , but have lived all their lives in the village without ever setting foot on the further banks of the river . |
| 6 | It is pleasant to find that this believer in the perfectibility of mankind was a good father to them all . |
| 7 | The fitting of blinkers on Spartan Sprite had the desired effect at Higham , and it will be interesting to see whether this ploy works a second time should Nigel Bloom opt to ride her rather than Jaaez . |
| 8 | It will be interesting to see whether this trend will be followed if convictions are obtained in the Blue Arrow trial and the Barlow Clowes Affair . |
| 9 | It will be interesting to see if this is how Greeks in fact react . |
| 10 | However it would be wrong to claim that this represented a view of existence . |
| 11 | When it was put to them that they were taking jobs away from men , many working-class women were prepared to agree that this was " not fair " . |
| 12 | The curator , John Elderfield , muses on the rival reputations of Matisse and Picasso and suggests that Matisse 's real influence has yet to make itself felt : ‘ I am going to be very interested to see whether this exhibition will have an effect on contemporary painting ’ |
| 13 | I am going to be very interested to see whether this exhibition has an influence on contemporary painting . |
| 14 | Two of the three patients who were found to have coeliac disease were over 70 years old suggesting that this diagnosis should not be dismissed because of the patients age when iron deficiency is being investigated . |
| 15 | The CTP proclaims that the link between the perceived object and the perception is just an ordinary bit of the great causal nexus of nature ( it needs to believe this , as we shall see presently ) and yet it is prepared to accept that this segment of the chain has a rather privileged status ; at the very least , that it has a beginning and an end . |
| 16 | I would be interested to know whether this act of Philistinism was perpetrated on all copies for circulation in Indonesia ; or whether mine was singled out by an over-zealous protector of the public morality in customs — or the censorship bureau ? |
| 17 | I would be interested to know whether this has been successful in reducing speed and accidents , but my impression is that it has worked very well . |
| 18 | The worst thing was that the tape was on metal spools and the resulting damage was not a complete wipe : there were still tantalising fragments of the recording left where the tape had been under the metal ‘ spokes ’ of the reel , I would be interested to know if this legend is true . |
| 19 | Some say that this is still a ‘ jobless ’ recovery ; or at least , as Dick Gephardt , the leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives , argued on May 11th , a recovery with no good jobs . |
| 20 | There is little to be achieved by scolding a dog when this happens as this simply adds to the emotional charge linked to your reappearance . |
| 21 | In other words I was free to speculate and this is what I did . |
| 22 | It has led some to wonder whether this could be the couple 's last royal tour together . |
| 23 | Shiona blinked her eyes open , half wondering if this was a nightmare , her gaze flickering automatically to the upper bunk where Kirsty was still lying peacefully asleep . |
| 24 | This shows that this band is n't working as a unit . |
| 25 | Although some consider that this method of electricity generation offers one of the synthetic fuel industry 's best options , the project has stirred up much opposition from those believing its contribution — 4,300 barrels of oil daily — a drop in the ocean . |
| 26 | One is the occasional project that refuses to work ( although some consider that this is where the fun really starts ) , and the other is waiting for ‘ out of stock ’ components to arrive . |
| 27 | Table 2 shows that this is well documented for Hodgkin 's disease . |
| 28 | However , it may be wrong to assume that this inability to create a coordinated response is a bad thing : a truly-integrated response to the cities from the Conservative governments elected in 1979 and after might have been even more detrimental to the major conurbations than it has been . |
| 29 | Some speculated that this may have been a product of trying to create a hypertext and converting that into text . |
| 30 | But like er , she took it sch to school and Scott was giving us a lift to school so did n't have to walk and she 's in the car and she 's going if this gets if this gets all smashed up Scott I hope you realise I 'm blaming you ! |