Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb -s] this " in BNC.

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1 [ She suddenly realises this might be another ruse of the seducer . ]
2 She always does this — assumes that the money is hers when she saves something out of the housekeeping .
3 Mrs telling me , she really needs this does n't she ?
4 She really has this er attitude which I can not understand because erm a a as I think it was Al Reeve said , you know , erm some people ca n't bear children , we ca n't , but we like them but if you have actually borne children , you are in other words a mother , you 've got ta have a attitude , not only to children in general but to your children in particular , which is very very difficult for er a male to understand and a non-father , it 's gon na be very very difficult cos I personally do n't have any children at all and therefore it is very very difficult for me to even comprehend but given that I can erm I can sympathize with something I do not comprehend it must be monumentally difficult for her
5 She truly believes this .
6 Its champion , Countess Araminta , is conceived as a woman of the calibre of Hilda von Einem in Greenmantle but she never fulfils this introduction , while Mastrovin , that ‘ survivor of old black days ’ , is helpless against the common sense of McCunn and the elementary cunning of the diplomat Archie Roylance .
7 She actually believes this stuff .
8 Leaving aside the question of how such a perfect and whole symbiotic relationship could have ever evolved , Darwinian-style and piecemeal , out of ‘ random fluctuations in the DNA of wasp and orchid ’ , we are left with the interesting observation that the mind structure , or instinct , of the wasp is organized in such a way that it instinctively seeks this particular shape , for the purposes of fulfilling its urge to mate .
9 Adorno speaks from the vantage-point of modernism ( though , as we have seen , he arguably gives this too monolithic an interpretation ) : his ideal is an individual critique , which is negative in relation to society but also constitutes a positive synthesis — an alternative .
10 The emphasis of woman-centred methods on particular ways of articulating personal experience also makes it highly socially specific , but it rarely recognizes this .
11 Since today they [ the chorus ] are almost all excellent musicians and the maître [ Rey ] is very skilful , he rarely uses this latter means , and one almost never notices the way he exercises his influence .
12 Cos I mean , you could say he was biased but I mean he , he obviously thinks this is actually what 's happening .
13 ‘ I 'm expecting something from an old friend and I just remembered he only has this address for me . ’
14 ‘ Mandy , he already has this awful idea I 'm chasing him .
15 He still believes this is the way to capture Labour 's stronghold .
16 He knew that it 's a sin against himself , his own soul , he knew that what he was doing was against justice , it was against the advice of his wife , it was against everything within him and yet he still pursues this , this cause of having Jesus put to death .
17 He always does this , ’ says Isabelle , by way of apology .
18 THE STUDENT The student must make sure he understands what is required of him at every point — what the tone marks mean , what basic attitude the tone group reflects — and it is important that he always keeps this in mind .
19 We may find ourselves disagreeing with other people on the basis of sampling ; one man may claim that a shirt he bought from a well-known manufacturer wore out in no time at all , whereas his friend says he always buys this make because they wear so well .
20 It also appropriates this amount to individual votes , and performs the sane function for the lump sums authorized by the preceding winter and spring Consolidated Fund Acts in respect of the previous year , and for excess votes in respect of the year before that .
21 Answer guide : If the business owns the shop it also owes this money and therefore has a liability , in this case it is a long term liability .
22 It also wants this man , Sir John Cuckney to be put in overall charge .
23 But he also likes this method because it appears that the famine is caused by the Irish themselves as a result of their lack of husbandry ( which confirms their savagery ) and , thus , appears a natural reward of their refusal to accept the civility of English rule .
24 He also has this to say :
25 He also believes this should not be the sort of event senior executives will simply want to delegate , along with the ticket , to their organisation 's IT specialist .
26 He probably relishes this controversy .
27 He probably believes this , underestimating the overbearing effect on his underlings of his great height , his formidable courage in overcoming a physical handicap ( he lost a leg in the war ) and his high connections .
28 For the police may apply to a magistrates ' court which can issue a ‘ warrant of further detention ’ if it reasonably believes this course of action to be justified .
29 It clearly substantiates this Government 's commitment to ensuring that we maintain a national health service that is the envy of the world and that we continue to improve upon it .
30 Bob McMillan , managing director of Honda Racing , said : ‘ Joey has done a lot for us over the years and he thoroughly deserves this gesture .
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