Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [n mass] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important to see , here , that Wittgenstein is not denying that people do have toothache ( that it really aches ! ) , or even that people sometimes reflect on their feelings and describe them , as in ( h ) . |
| 2 | People also need to like advertising if it is to be successful and , again , the results show that people did find the ads funny and enjoyed watching them . |
| 3 | er at the moment I was n't wanting to s s change any anything that , which is been happening up till now , I mean if people do want to come in here at weekends or late I do n't see any reason |
| 4 | Hill 's ( 1970 ) classic American study of transfers between three generations shows that people do distinguish clearly between gifts and loans in principle , but less clearly in practice . |
| 5 | I received a few letters from strangers which made me realize that people did care . |
| 6 | ‘ When the tube is in place , air will be passed through it to distend the colon and give a clearer view of the lining … you may pass some wind , but although you may find this embarrassing , remember that staff do understand what is causing it . ’ |
| 7 | And we feel that people do need to be trained in these erm cars which have these erm special erm adaptations . |
| 8 | It 's nice to have an estimator represented on the course because I think that you 'll admit that people do put some thought into this and the , the rates that you use for labour and plant , you try to make realistic . |
| 9 | Recognizing that people do act according to established beliefs and pre-existing knowledge systems , he focuses upon distinguishing between the establishment of those beliefs ( which he calls ‘ ideologies ’ ) and action in accordance with those beliefs . |
| 10 | Even more importantly , there is every reason to believe , with Mary Midgley , that the basic assumption behind cultural relativism/behaviourism that human beings are totally plastic and devoid of innate structuration is false : ‘ Sensible psychologists have tended more and more to admit that people do have some genetically fixed tendencies ’ and she continues that ‘ What makes this admission hard , is the very strong impression still prevalent that we have to choose between considering these tendencies and considering outside conditions ’ ( 1979 : 20 ) . |