Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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1 | The complexities of these situations are shown by the case of an applicant and his family who left what was described as an ‘ overcrowded tin or galvanised structure with no basic amenities ’ in Bangladesh and who were treated as intentionally homeless by one London borough ( who considered that it was reasonable for them to continue to occupy that accommodation ) but not intentionally homeless by a second London borough who referred the applicant back to the first . |
2 | " I always obey my father without question as I did today , and all I ask is that you help me to continue to do that . " |
3 | A lot of them failed to reach that desirable goal . |
4 | ‘ Now why would I want to do that ? ’ he asked mildly . |
5 | Why would I want to do that ? ’ |
6 | Oh no way do I want to take that |
7 | And I mean to say that 's in all honestly , that 's what 'll happen , they 'll pay less I should imagine . |
8 | I mean to say that , you know , every the average cost of a post is twenty thousand , therefore every post costs twenty thousand , is of course rubbish . |
9 | By an ‘ ethical a priori ’ position I mean to indicate that certain principles are held to be an a priori and not subject to qualification . |
10 | Kapil said : ‘ When I got my 400th Test wicket in Perth last year I promised Sunny that one day both records would belong to Indians and I intend to honour that . |
11 | In view of the Government 's unsatisfactory reply , I intend to raise that matter again on the Adjournment . |
12 | I intend to rally that support . |
13 | And I intend to keep that promise . ’ |
14 | I declare here and now that I intend to follow that same path . |
15 | You mean I got to send that off ? |
16 | And I hate to take that particularly because if you are bored with this book |
17 | Er , that enables that they choose how much time they need , er because it , do I need to go that time or that time ? |
18 | I tried to watch that but it was n't very interesting . |
19 | I tried to explain that to the Sister . |
20 | And she said , I tried to get that father- in-law there , she says , and I tried to get that for my daughter and I could n't find , could n't get it . |
21 | And she said , I tried to get that father- in-law there , she says , and I tried to get that for my daughter and I could n't find , could n't get it . |
22 | I tried to find that horse |
23 | ‘ How was I s'posed to know that — she did n't look like a duchess . |
24 | I pretended to ignore that . |
25 | ‘ I propose to halve that qualifying period to six months , ’ Mr Lamont said . |
26 | I promised to do that . |
27 | I want to use that little bit of gold as well to just sort of |
28 | Well of course I 've been saying for some time now , for some time , and I want to underline that , and I hope the government are listening that we 've had twenty thousand troops on our streets , we 've twelve thousand armed policemen on our streets , we have the strictest security laws in Western Europe , and none of these things have solved our problem . |
29 | I want to thank that girl who spat at her at a bus stop . |
30 | I want to clarify that for us Hong Kong has been an excellent location for selling Chinese art and our sale in Taiwan in no way represents a change of heart . |