Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] [that] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | What she said to me on the subject of the race riots and how she felt in that context makes me think that this stage in her life was nothing to do with race . |
2 | If you have any of your class members attending please let them know that this payment is now due . |
3 | Phone — Office again to let me know that free school meals have been confirmed for pupil B. Back to typing . |
4 | How do I know that that bath towel needs washing ? |
5 | Well how do I know that this computer does not have a theory of the external world ? |
6 | Why are they so special to me , these two , why do I remember that one kiss out of all the other romances I knew about there in that place on that particular Friday evening , why do I remember it , do I actually remember it all or just want to ? |
7 | 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 . |
8 | Nor do I believe that private sector training is the answer . |
9 | Little for that matter did I believe that this experience was to be the start of a whole new direction in my life , the lessons of which I have attempted to set out in this book . |
10 | Might I suggest that young George should use his opportunity to put his expensive university education towards a greater purpose than the expansion of his wallet . |
11 | Might I suggest that this space would be far better utilised with a large picture of Terry Christian ? |
12 | Can I suggest that those members of the General Purposes Committee who are going to look at that area anyway , also have a look at the me the problems of , of this bank side , which is actually collapsing , er due to the weight of , of people . |
13 | I know they do n't have to go and say , ee can I afford that this week or can I |
14 | Therefore , may I request that all fields on the record are completed and updated and that all your acquisition criteria are included . |
15 | It is the very same thing erm could I say that two people have written to me , two of my constituents and I do agree that that they have a point . |
16 | Nor do I accept that such feelings are a sign of weakness , provided that they are accompanied by an inner toughness where necessary and justified . ’ |
17 | But something about him makes me feel that this time he will do what he has said . |
18 | This argument was having a little success around the table , when the President of the Society , W. M. Smart , squirmed in the Chair , and exclaimed in an anguished voice : ‘ Then will somebody propose that this paper be rejected irrespective of its contents ? ’ |
19 | Rumours that the increased duties to be levied on gin were but the beginning of a general excise , an indirect tax that would hurt the poor much more than the better-off , fuelled the crowd 's antipathy towards the government : " If we are Englishmen … let them see that wooden shoes are not so easy to be worn as they imagine . |
20 | Do you think that each lot really wants to be the other lot ? |
21 | About two thirds of the men but less than half of the women answered " yes " to the question , " Do you think that young men should have some sexual experience before marriage ? " — a slightly larger figure than that of those claiming such experience — while a quarter of the men and half of the women replied , " no " . |
22 | Do you think that other people consider you boring ? |
23 | ‘ Do you think , ’ Miss Violet said , leaning forward excitedly , ‘ do you think , Signora Romagnoli , do you think that one day I might meet Mrs Browning in this house ? ’ |
24 | Do you think that all policy must be established on the basis of worst case scenarios ? |
25 | ‘ Do you think that all children 's books ought to have funny bits in them ? ’ |
26 | I mean did you , do you think that that kind of feeling that kind of solidarity spread beyond er if there was any news filtering through about another engineering factory in dispute or whatever ? |
27 | In what ways do you think that daily life was more pleasant in the time before this migration to the towns than it was afterwards ? |
28 | Why do you think that direct file organization is less used than some other file organization techniques ? |
29 | Where do you think that more money needs to be spent ? erm well , the government are in the process of launching a massive new initiative called Care in the Community erm I 'm afraid a lot of people working in my neck of the woods find this rather well not amusing , but erm it 's slightly hysterically amusing , because the amount of money that would be needed to fund the projects that are identified as being necessary is enormous , and the government is in no way going to be putting up that sort of funds erm so it comes down to money , and particularly in this community care area . |
30 | She has the sort of smile that makes you think that any minute now she 's going to put her head on one side , but she never does . |