Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [conj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mr Badran , who was seeking a vote of confidence from the newly elected parliament , said : ‘ I announce that martial law is now considered frozen … until such laws are constitutionally abolished in the near future . ’ |
| 32 | I hope that Catholic Woman , as it develops , will encourage all Catholic women … single , religious and married … to see the significance of what they already do and the potential which they can yet realise , both in the Church and in society . |
| 33 | I hope that additional trade will flow from the mission in the longer term . |
| 34 | Anyway , I hope that Spare Rib always continues to be there for all women , and some of us do appreciate the entertaining , interesting and informative magazine Spare Rib is . |
| 35 | If the Bill is enacted , as I hope that it will be , I hope that extra impetus will be given to road traffic engineers to come up with innovative schemes . |
| 36 | I hope that Pink Rock And Postcards gives as much pleasure . |
| 37 | The traffic implications of what is proposed are enormous , and I hope that British Rail and the Government will take cognisance of the fact that we do not want to create around King 's Cross a traffic jam far worse than anything that we have to put up with at present . |
| 38 | I hope that clear guidance can be given in case this happens again . |
| 39 | I hope that sufficient progress can be made for the Secretary-General to convene an international meeting soon , as endorsed by a number of Security Council resolutions . |
| 40 | I hope that red tape will not prevent the use of the enormous reservoir of skill and good will that is held in our reserve forces from being available for use at such times purely and simply because Departments might haggle over who will be billed for the cost . |
| 41 | I hope that local education authorities will have learnt some valuable lessons from this year 's experience and that they will take great care to consider what contingency plans are needed to avoid being caught napping again by a late rush of applicants . |
| 42 | I suspect that new clause 33 is the forerunner of numerous similar Government-inspired changes to a Bill which the Government assured us , when they dragooned it though its Committee stage , was in pristine and perfect condition and would need no amendment . |
| 43 | So far , the evidence is not encouraging , and I suspect that new knowledge may lead to new oppression . |
| 44 | Add to this the possibility that by eating organic produce we might be filling the cornfields with poppies once again and I suspect that mere flavour often takes a back seat . |
| 45 | I suspect that central heating and modern furniture are inimical to ghosts . |
| 46 | I appreciate that outdoor water is usually cold and , having been on a canoeing course at Plas-y-Brenin some years ago , I know how cold the Conwy is in April . |
| 47 | I accept that political activity in this country could undermine credibility , but it might just confirm credibility . |
| 48 | She had n't been prepared for the way poetry came into this fitting together of parts , Shall I believe that unsubstantial Death is amorous , and that the lean abhorrèd monster keeps Thee here in dark to be his paramour , she recited in her head , as O'Hara climbed on top and humped her beneath the rude unshaded bulb . |
| 49 | Nor do I believe that private sector training is the answer . |
| 50 | Each time I hear that old till — |
| 51 | What is more , the journey via New York and Los Angeles included a first leg of the marathon journey on a British Airways Concorde , where I enjoyed that extraordinary experience of arriving in Manhattan — thanks to the five hours time difference — more than an hour before the 10.30 am departure time from Heathrow . |
| 52 | BELVILLE : Only I know that sparkling lustre , or I should have some fear for my Pamela as she grows older . |
| 53 | ‘ I know that Royal Ballerina will stay the trip and the only thing which is likely to beat her is the ground if there is a cut in it , ’ he said . |
| 54 | ‘ I know that Royal Ballerina will stay the trip and the only thing which is likely to beat her is the ground if there is a cut in it , ’ he said . |
| 55 | Back at the Neuadd Arms I discovered that pre-race training for most of the other entrants consisted of downing the maximum number of pints of ale in the least possible time . |
| 56 | I maintain that bilateral hearing is essential for sound location — as two eyes are for stereovision . |
| 57 | When C f is fortis ( ‘ voiceless ’ ) and C i lenis ( ‘ voiced ’ ) , a context in which in many languages C f would become voiced , assimilation of voice never takes place ; consider the following example : ‘ I like that black dog ’ . |
| 58 | I indicated that legal action was , in my view , inappropriate in respect of what was a rather feeble attempt at satire , and the importance of the programme would be enhanced to an absurd extent if anyone depicted in it took it seriously , but none of us liked being ridiculed . |
| 59 | Now whenever I smell roasted chestnuts in Shijo-dori in Kyoto , or in Zürich Hauptbahnhof , I remember that aching void in my life . |
| 60 | How well I remember that old zinc bathtub , placed between two chairs , next to a blazing coal-fire in an open grate . |