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Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ I hate to see them do that , but it is better than the children being trampled underfoot in the rush .
2	‘ And there are people now outside Newcastle who want to see us get that record and also be successful .
3	The frequency of such bids has made it seem that stockmarket valuations are arbitrary , that bidders are stealing money from somebody else rather than creating wealth , and that American and British managers spend too much time shuffling assets and too little investing ( that is , building factories ) for the future .
4	I felt this book cries for action ; it has helped me understand that to give an honest testimony of my feelings , I had to impose on myself not to betray my dignity as a woman and as a member of a community .
5	Many people feel that they would like to look after their children 's party themselves and this book is designed to help them do that .
6	I want to help you do that .
7	God wants to help you do that , but you must play your part .
8	I just want to let you know that chief among my criticisms of this report , it is is that it is a total insult to all of you , who give of your time freely to a unique cause to which we all belong .
9	‘ I 'd seen him like that so many times before , but at least after a couple of days he 'd say , ‘ Vicky , I got to clean up . ’
10	She had been neglected and he ached because of it , but it would n't do to let her know that .
11	Erm how did when when the first world war came do you remember that ?
12	And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that .
13	There was a moment of sudden realisation that we 'd spent four months raising this cash and we were not going to let it go that easily .
14	You also have to think of the effect it has on other people , how er if you just let people get away with it , it does n't mean you hate them , loathe them and damn them but er you 've got to make them realise that for other people , for everybody .
15	Although Peter returned to help you finish that tour , the early '70s must have been fraught with looking for replacements , before you crystallised the line-up with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks …
16	How could she have let him do that ?
17	at the moment , and I think I would be some people would not have let me do that , I think , in the past
18	But I should n't have let you do that . ’
19	Observing Raskolnikov wince at the idea of eternity as a bathhouse , he murmurs ‘ with a vague smile ’ that he would certainly have made it like that himself .
20	‘ You 'll never know how I 've longed to hear you say that ! ’
21	so I thought let him do that ,
22	‘ You wo n't forget to let me have that note about Artemis Kostika , will you ? ’
23	I love the songs they write for me and I try to make it look that way in the style in which I deliver it , ’ she added modestly .
24	Well I do n't , yes I do n't think in the book erm I mean did you get that impression Andrea ?
25	Because I mean did you see that er on er they showed it on the Clothes Show that thing when she was wearing it .
26	Hm , I wonder did you hear that , Mr Hopkins , or should I read it again ? "
27	So let's have a little look at what cos squared X means erm that cos squared three X , cam I have given you X times cos squared three X to integrate do you think that would have been easier or harder ?
28	At the time er did did you think that was unusual or did you accept it ?
29	She had heard him use that tone of voice in the past and knew exactly what it meant .
30	It 's paragraph seventeen , eighteen and the additional item added by Miss about a report to the April meeting on what action can be taken to implement the District Auditor 's recommendations , and from what we 've heard I think that report will also contain reference to today 's , the correct response to today 's Government four papers erm , on the policy with regard to the Rio summit .