Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [that] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will have suggested topics which will bind the poor as a class together ; topics which will excite them against the rich ; topics the discussion of which in the only form in which that discussion reaches the ear will be to make them think that some new law can make them comfortable … — that Government has at its disposal an inexhaustible fund out of which it can give to those who now want without also creating elsewhere other and greater wants . |
| 2 | " It would be wrong for me to pretend that these problems can be solved quickly — if they can be solved at all . |
| 3 | Yeah , but then you , that impression made me think that all , it 's all South Africa , which , which was why |
| 4 | What she said to me on the subject of the race riots and how she felt in that context makes me think that this stage in her life was nothing to do with race . |
| 5 | She paused just long enough for me to realize that that was not what she had in mind at all . |
| 6 | Yes , it 's all go on the rumour exchange and let me stress that these are but a few of the juiciest . |
| 7 | If you will want the reactions of these people to the candidate be sure to let them know that this will be expected . |
| 8 | But I think it is important for us to er , as an individual authority as well as working with other authorities , to actually keep up the pressure on the Ministry to , to let them know that this is n't going to go away , and that they 've got to come up with some answers which are , which are going to try and satisfy people . |
| 9 | If you have any of your class members attending please let them know that this payment is now due . |
| 10 | Enough for me to know that this house was not a good place to be when he was alive , not good for either of you . |
| 11 | Phone — Office again to let me know that free school meals have been confirmed for pupil B. Back to typing . |
| 12 | Jamaicans usually claim to be able to understand everything said in Standard English ; it comes as something of a shock to many of them to find that English people can by no means always understand them . |
| 13 | My concerns are much more involved with the dangers I perceive that many valued institutions are having to confront within current political climates . |
| 14 | " Go on bringing in your Chinamen " , declared Havelock Wilson , " and before many months are over , by heavens I prophesy that 1914 will eclipse the great upheaval of 1911 . |
| 15 | I asked that all of them should be put in . |
| 16 | I asked that these , all these matters should be put in and it was agreed . |
| 17 | I overheard that this afternoon , I did n't think that was |
| 18 | Nor am I suggesting that one thoughtless remark can prompt a neurosis . |
| 19 | Nor am I suggesting that black children are somehow linguistically deficient or unable to separate English from Creole . |
| 20 | Not for a moment am I suggesting that these figures , always in billions , are not important ; only that I , an innumerate , can not make head or tail of them . |
| 21 | Nor am I suggesting that these strategies are in fact used by professional translators in any significant way ; one has to acknowledge that , in spite of being available in theory , they are in fact rarely used in practice . |
| 22 | In August I revealed that Prime Minister 's son James Major had a £3-an-hour holiday job . |
| 23 | And people were very kind about the quality off the speech that I made that that did it . |
| 24 | I made that clear in the advertisement , I hope . |
| 25 | Commenting on the resignations , he said : ‘ I regret that certain people were unable to accept the majority decision of the executive . |
| 26 | I , hope , too , that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will address the technical problems of billing , particularly carry-over yearly billing , to avoid current confusion with many charge payers , because I regret that separate billing has not increased accountability . |
| 27 | I regret that this is not a joke . |
| 28 | I regret that this is so . |
| 29 | ‘ I regret that this whole matter could not have been handled in a more constructive manner . ’ |
| 30 | I deny that there were any evictions ; they may have got letters of removal , but I deny that these were any evictions in the sense of evictions . " |