Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [prep] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Are you never going to forgive me for that ? ’ he queried , and there was such bone-melting charm in him then that Fabia was glad that she was sitting down . |
| 2 | Well I , I ca n't , I do n't bowl them out I have to bowl them about that far away from the wickets . |
| 3 | According to such a theory , if we , in English , call both our mother 's brother and our father 's brother by the same term — ‘ uncle ’ — it is because these two relatives are , to us , the same ‘ kind ’ of relative , and that probably the fact that we use the one word causes us to see them in that way . |
| 4 | I do n't want to see Sarah in that way , and I would n't want her to see me in that kind of light either . ’ |
| 5 | It would be very comfortable , but they 'd be surprised to see me like that at the Queen Elizabeth Hall . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And now you 're going to kill me with that ? |
| 7 | Not strongly enough to kill me for that , but certainly strongly enough to make killing me satisfying in that respect also . |
| 8 | The petitioners wanted to know whether a legacy of liberatio to them in the first will could now be held to include debts they had first contracted after the making of the first will ; and whether , if the heirs were to sue them for that , they could be barred by an exceptio doli . |
| 9 | She said thoughtfully , ‘ I suppose I 'm just gullible , allowing a man 's sheer showmanship to affect me like that . ’ |
| 10 | We pledge to continue to support them in that . |
| 11 | Widnes will open their defence of the Regal Trophy determined to wipe out the Headingley memory and make it up to the fans who travelled over to Yorkshire to support them in that disappointing performance . |
| 12 | ‘ A person who receives goods on sale or return and at once passes them on to someone else under a like contract is entitled to demand them from that third person just as soon as the original owner of the goods has the right to demand them from him , but I am clear that , if he allows a period to elapse before he hands them on to a third person on sale or return , he has done an act which limits and impedes his power of returning the goods . |
| 13 | The expression " breach of warranty " is often used in disputes about deferred consideration , when vendors are said in the agreement to " warrant " that the profits reach a specified figure , and the purchasers seek a repayment from the vendors to compensate them for that loss , in most cases calculated on a pre-agreed formula : if the profits exceed the specified figure , the vendors may be entitled to additional consideration . |
| 14 | The shame of it is we have the capacity to provide them with that peace but we 've decided it is n't worth it . ’ |
| 15 | to continue to provide them with that service . |
| 16 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 17 | I just want you to know nothing of that kind will happen again — ever . ’ |
| 18 | It was a funny feeling to meet someone like that and feel that way . |
| 19 | He he said you 're one person I can talk to , you listen to me and I can talk to you and er he did n't want to worry you at that time but for him , he did n't think he was suitable . |
| 20 | You can do that … no need to train you for that . ’ |
| 21 | A common fault into which candidates fall is to assume that the mention of a topic in the question is an indication that the examiner wants to know everything about that and related subjects . |
| 22 | To build up a character you need to know something about that character , what sort of person that character is or what sort of animal that character is . |
| 23 | Who was it who wanted to know something on that ? |
| 24 | He does not have a conscience , it is our job to provide him with that . |
| 25 | However , difficulties may arise if a strict time limit is set for the publication of the decision , and the decision is published after it has expired : it may suit one of the parties to refuse to accept it on that ground . |
| 26 | Political influence is what the Other Side wants as much as anything and you 've got to meet it in that arena . |
| 27 | It looks to you to provide it with that light . |
| 28 | If we decide er , at each point of the committee meeting I , I think we should be processing any and suggestion forms that procedure owners have received , in a reasonable time , in order for them to process it before that meeting . |
| 29 | The reply to my letter tamely confirmed this , explaining that it was considered wasteful and expensive to train anyone of that age , for their service would be too short . |
| 30 | Yes and the committee has to learn to adjust themselves to that to that to not worry |