Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | But male compositors made it easier for them to do this , and justified the division of labour , when they agreed that women could not attain all the skills of the trade . |
| 2 | In practice , so far , almost all the TEI bases defined are very similar in their basic structure , though the means exist for them to vary this if necessary . |
| 3 | Acts undertaken for another purpose and not in order to consent can constitute consent if undertaken in the belief that they will confer a right or impose a duty and if the fact that they are undertaken with such a belief is the reason for them having this result . |
| 4 | From these women 's descriptions of their days , it is clear that rarely , if ever , is it possible for them to make this distinction either . |
| 5 | Most probably , having married their own problem in their unconscious choice of partner — one who also disappoints — it will be particularly difficult for them to convert this inevitably disappointing choice into conscious commitment . |
| 6 | I have a strong interest in languages , and although now we are trying to teach more languages in school , even in primary schooling , I do n't feel that within er my , I 'm only eighteen at the moment , by the time I 'm twenty five things still wo n't have came far enough along for me to utilize this skill . |
| 7 | But if it was so easy for me to see this evidence and to talk to those who had substantial proof of their ownership of homes in mandate Palestine , surely it would be no more difficult to go to Israel , find those same homes and — the idea had a special excitement about it — to knock on those same front doors . |
| 8 | ‘ The Prince of Wales discovered that I was to be at Broadstairs at this time ; my cooking pleased him , ’ he added simply , ‘ and voilà , he asked for me to cook this banquet too . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a great joy for me to declare this exhibition open and to pray for God 's blessing on you all who have worked with such tireless dedication over the years . |
| 10 | Your mama sent word for me to do this . |
| 11 | I would erm love to be able to offer them something that had the sanction of the whole church and the weight of the church behind it erm which could satisfy the longing for me to do this . |
| 12 | In retrospect , the greatest disservice Charles Howard ever did me was the way he had somehow made it impossible for me to trust this man . |
| 13 | It has always been one of my regrets that life did not make it possible for me to know this quiet , strong artist and teacher better . |
| 14 | I I I sir that we we may be able to erm argue that here today it may be very difficult once it 's established , especially in the public mind that that that there is that there E two land I fear would be not only interpreted unless there 's some justification for me saying this because that 's what it says in the in the in the Harrogate Rural Areas Plan . |
| 15 | What about I said this number . |
| 16 | They 're looking for someone to play this sort of deformed hunchback , part werewolf , part vampire . |
| 17 | Then he added with a wink , clearly teasing her , ‘ But all the same , I 'll bet Arnie does n't look after you like this . ’ |
| 18 | And er he he was having a conference in , course with dropping out of the Labour Party , the Labour Party finished with him and did n't bother and anyw he he someone I do n't know who it was , it was n't him himself but someone told me that he was looking for somebody to organize this conference in , so I said , Well I I 'll do it . |
| 19 | The rest of me knew this sort of thing worked . |
| 20 | Cath 's getting fed up of me saying this . |
| 21 | I can not for the life of me see this is a reasonable attitude on the part of the County Council . |
| 22 | At five o'clock tea was served to the Empress and about 20 of her guests , the groups being so organized that in the course of a week all of them enjoyed this privilege , thus avoiding any outbursts of jealousy or recrimination . |
| 23 | Many of them resent this country 's system of the 25 year lease , and would favour a more flexible approach — such as the break options that are widely available in the US and France but less common here . |
| 24 | Therefore by encouraging more of them to use this route , you 'll erode your , your planting in the nature reserve . |
| 25 | Many of them prefer this to being stuck inside for twenty-three hours a day . |
| 26 | Rose reported in 1953 that 79 per cent of a sample of unemployed older men in Hull knew ‘ that the country was asking people to stay on at work after retiring age ’ and 74 per cent of them thought this a ‘ reasonable thing ’ ( Rose 1953 ) . |
| 27 | There is no doubt that for the fathers the Devil is the Enemy , and on the whole most of them stress this even more than did St Paul himself . |
| 28 | Exhausted and without much hope for the future , she gradually slipped into a permanent state of depression , which made life even more difficult for Josh , although neither of them realized this . |
| 29 | Both of them acknowledged this . |
| 30 | Both of them find this funny . |