Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is English law right to define rape in this way , and thereby to exclude from this offence such conduct as forced oral sex ( fellatio ) , cunnilingus , and buggery ? |
| 2 | Two large hotels , the Victoria and the Royal appeared , to accommodate those who flocked to take the waters for the treatment of rheumatism , or merely to holiday in this new , unusual and tranquil place . |
| 3 | So I suppose I shall have to rely for my silver lining upon Carrie Schlegel of Capistrano Beach , California , who was kind enough to write to this magazine to say that I was God . |
| 4 | ‘ So far we have identified almost 50 separate groups who work closely enough together to benefit from this type of training , ’ said E.S . |
| 5 | Which is very light so to compensate for this a ply line is used this is a rubber line which is quite thick and the rod is flicked backwards and forwards to let line out . |
| 6 | Ezekiel was bold enough to long for this too , and God gave him the marvellous vision of the valley of the dry bones ( chapter 37 ) as an assurance that the longed-for day would indeed come . |
| 7 | The sane alternative must be to create conditions in which small , self-reliant enterprises can take root and grow ; to provide training and guidance for those bold enough to lead in this direction . |
| 8 | I know booksellers who regard the written word with the utmost suspicion , profess that they do not understand it , and will have nothing to do with it ; dealers who specialise in autograph material , but will not touch books — unless , of course , they happen to be on the subject of autographs ; and many who maintain an ambivalent attitude , preferring to keep their options open and , if they can afford it , employing some eccentric especially to deal with this awkward material . |
| 9 | I thought , at first , of Jean Hastie and of summoning her down to deal with this . |
| 10 | Indeed , as members shuffle in to vote on this issue vital to Mr Major 's survival , the suspense will be as killing as in any Indiana Jones movie . |
| 11 | ‘ Better to die for this , than live to help the dark powers conquer . |
| 12 | Natural daylight is not enough to allow for this process . |
| 13 | There has been some difficulty in producing a response panel sophisticated enough to allow for this range whilst still being easily understood and accessible to a child . |
| 14 | Be humble enough to learn from this so that you can increase your gains elsewhere . |
| 15 | but not accurate enough to say at this stage . |
| 16 | Everyone has their own favourite gardening wheeze , and if yours is original enough to print on this page we 'll send you a £50 cash prize . |
| 17 | By this one Tutilo must have set out for Longner , and by this one he had returned , only to happen upon this grievous discovery along the way . |
| 18 | ‘ I wish I was like you , ’ I said suddenly , still childish enough to speak like this , to say what I meant without recourse to subtlety . |
| 19 | It has been an exhausting three days for the Labour Whips as they trawled the corridors of the Palace to try to find people who they could wheel in to speak in this debate . |
| 20 | The LDDC is not entirely to blame for this . |
| 21 | When asked why she allowed the computer so to dominate in this way , she replied ‘ It 's the first time they have been quiet for a whole week ! ’ , reflecting the second cause in the list above . |
| 22 | So to begin with this is not a static problem at all . |
| 23 | Occasional statistics sometimes throw light on the problem ; in 1875 Gladstone 's pamphlet on the Vatican Decrees sold 100,000 copies and it is difficult not to see in this a level of religious interest which later declined . |
| 24 | The psychologist and the healer must be under rigorous discipline if they are not to fall into this trap . |
| 25 | ‘ We decided not to go down this road last September , as we had considerable doubts about the financial arrangements . |
| 26 | Bernard , appreciative that Laura in New York would be treated as a queen of design , an extraordinary superwoman who had singlehandedly achieved it all , accordingly decided not to go on this trip . |
| 27 | They were stationed at a poli number two police station , which was the custom house at the Ipswich docks , and they spent most of their time when they were off duty just lying on stretchers lying about , then of course evening time , when there was er more activity , course they came out and my word , if they told strikers they were not to go to this part of the town or road . |
| 28 | So would it very boring just to go through this again ? confusion . |
| 29 | In any event , Miss Kyte — at least Theda , for that I know to be her real name — is not to lose by this . |
| 30 | I urge members , Chairman , not to hide behind this shabby amendment but to vote according to their consciences and their beliefs and to vote according to the views of eighty percent of the population that we represent and I urge other members to be as brief . |