Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] that [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe to lift guilt from bowed shoulders ; to put light and hope where there was deep-seated despair ; or to so simply and yet so vitally make them know that like any other human being , they are entitled to ‘ choice ’ — and actually have it . |
| 2 | It might also have disturbed them to know that in such circumstances what is still a fairly new and effective lifeline for them would have been ruled out — insurance . |
| 3 | I regret that for geographical and personal reasons I am not eligible for re-election and shall be leaving the committee altogether . |
| 4 | Full compliance with environmental legislation remains a key , yet elusive , target and I regret that in 1992 ICI was prosecuted or fined on a number of occasions for accidental environmental infringements . |
| 5 | I realized that in recent weeks Hyde had become bigger and stronger , both in body and character . |
| 6 | And in that moment I realized that by some deep-rooted instinct I was already doing the right thing . |
| 7 | I argued that on some occasions there might simply not be enough acoustic information to make a decision , and cited psycholinguistic experiments on the intelligibility of words in certain contexts . |
| 8 | I argued that in most cases it was quite clear that the projects officers had not paid any serious attention to gender issues . |
| 9 | I trust that at some stage I will have the opportunity to tax him on the curious proposal that legislation which increases the wage bill of companies does not necessarily increase the costs of those companies and therefore can be regarded as having nil effect on their competitiveness . |
| 10 | These are major changes , and I realise that for many people a further round of reorganisation will not be welcome . |
| 11 | As we all dance forward towards the next episode , I realise that for one brief hour we have escaped from the drab monotony of the Oxford English Culture . |
| 12 | ‘ I realise that in many ways I have been extraordinarily fortunate , and I never stop counting my blessings . |
| 13 | I expect that for other clergy wives whose husbands are less disappointed than Peter God is the other woman . |
| 14 | To my great surprise , I found that in all types of managerial organization in many different countries over 35 years , people in roles at the same time span experience the same weight of responsibility and declare the same level of pay to be fair , regardless of their occupation or actual pay . |
| 15 | However , I found that in many instances this slipping action makes the disc useless , as it is unable to cut to any depth before it stops rotating . |
| 16 | And I found that in some respects that became negative you know … in some ways that also screwed the lesson |
| 17 | I found that by 1979 there was now no longer a smooth transition into work ( see For Richer , For Poorer , Wallace , 1987 ) . |
| 18 | I found that after 2 hours of playing the small adventure game called Wumpus my friends youngest child lost all her worries about pressing the wrong key , except that she kept falling down the cavern when she did . |
| 19 | I say that with absolute passion about a man who is my boss and my friend and with whom I am proud to serve in this Government . |
| 20 | I say that with some feeling because , in the three years , that I have been doing this job I have not heard so many well-qualified solicitors and barristers , people from the legal community and inquests and from pressure groups say that there are areas of deep concern . |
| 21 | I suggest that in early modern England the sodomite , though not an identity in the modern sense , could and did denote subject positions or types ; ‘ he ’ precisely characterized deviant subject positions as well as denoting the behaviour of individuals . |
| 22 | I suggest that in future Councillors and concentrate on engaging their brains before they start putting pen to paper |
| 23 | As his hand reaches out for mine , I recollect that at one point in those early post-war years I had a positive dread of men in uniform , and my terror grew in direct proportion with each extra pip . |
| 24 | During my researches in the library of the Royal Geographical Society I learnt that in 1875 an Egyptian army commanded by Munzinger , a Swiss mercenary who had served under Gordon in Equatoria , had set out to invade Abyssinia from Tajura , and been exterminated by the Danakil before they reached Aussa . |
| 25 | I believed that with that double victory I had now achieved more than most in British athletics , with the exceptions of course , of Coe , Cram and Ovett . |
| 26 | I conclude that in those circumstances the court should proceed with caution in determining whether a generalised refusal , as expressed by Miss T. , is evidence of a settled continuing intention to refuse blood in all circumstances . |
| 27 | I conclude that behind this fear is the Lennon factor — if you exist as fantasy object in so many minds , there is always the chance of an encounter with one sick spirit who has found a role for you that could hurt or destroy . |
| 28 | I noticed that at these ‘ do 's ’ , as I still called them , to rile her , Eva was constructing an artistic persona for herself . |
| 29 | ‘ And there was I imagining that underneath that hostile exterior there was a girl who really held me in high esteem . ’ |
| 30 | I hope that on that basis , first of all , that you agree with the views that we expressed in anticipation of your view , and secondly , erm , that we really do need to look at through you , these sort of aspects of pension management on behalf of the County Council . |