Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb infin] that [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It made me realise that other people have the same problems and it helped enormously to share with the other mums . |
| 2 | I think so , It made me feel that some actually seem to be quite keen to have suburban or mid-week , even though they 've had city centre ones in the past . |
| 3 | Yeah , but then you , that impression made me think that all , it 's all South Africa , which , which was why |
| 4 | As the only catering industry representative on this working party , I would be interested to hear from any companies which have any experience , or knowledge of any examples , which make them feel that this is an area that needs to be examined quickly and subjected to public debate . |
| 5 | ‘ D' you imagine that some day someone will invent a gramophone that will play a record with a whole opera on one side , so that we could put the prelude on with the soup and have the finale with our cheese without having to get up ? ’ |
| 6 | I should not have let her attend that ridiculous affair , but she insisted . ’ |
| 7 | If you have any of your class members attending please let them know that this payment is now due . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Yes , it 's all go on the rumour exchange and let me stress that these are but a few of the juiciest . |
| 10 | Since I have mentioned the botanical gardens , let me say that one of my greatest pleasures during the Sydney shoot was taking early morning pictures in these gardens — especially of the superb skyline through the trees and flowers . |
| 11 | Since I have mentioned the botanical gardens , let me say that one of my greatest pleasures during the Sydney shoot was taking early morning pictures in these gardens — especially of the superb skyline through the trees and flowers . |
| 12 | What took place towards the very end of March should have made you realise that this is very much a time to hold you fire when dealing with important professional issues . |
| 13 | One of the things the expert would note would be that , however big the meal — and let us assume that over-large portions were served — some people would consume every morsel and leave an entirely clean plate . |
| 14 | That is , let us assume that this is the price the expectation of which will just suffice to maintain the existing aggregate amount of production ; some firms meanwhile rising and increasing their output and others falling and diminishing theirs ; but the aggregate production remaining unchanged . |
| 15 | ‘ Mr Aycliffe , let us suppose that all goes through safely . |
| 16 | Let us suppose that some special service has been given priority , such that it ought to have resources allocated to it , the question then is what share it should get . |
| 17 | We close with a cautionary note : one should bear in mind that a source of potential confusion always present is the fact that certain verbs lend themselves to occurrence with more than one type of adjectival construction , and to illustrate let us observe that any of the following , with their different modes of interpretation , are fully acceptable sentences of English : ( 72 ) Mackay preferred the picture stolen ( postnominal attributive ) ( 73 ) Shelagh prefers her holidays adventurous ( predicate qualifier ) ( 74 ) we prefer the king ( to be ) beheaded ( clausal ) |
| 18 | But let us hope that that is all he has inherited . ’ |
| 19 | Let us hope that all three continue to enjoy their Medau work . |
| 20 | Let us hope that one day the council will wake up and end all street trading . |
| 21 | Let us hope that this year we shall see an increase in the butterfly population , notably that rare member of the family Lyaenidae , known as the Foinland Blue . " |
| 22 | Let us hope that this situation does not arise and VAT is not imposed on books . |
| 23 | Let us hope that later chapters clear away some of the murkiness . |
| 24 | Let us hope that those who bay for Mr Rushdie 's blood may be encouraged towards a less aggressive form of literary criticism . |
| 25 | Let us hope that these two threatening elements in our society — the schoolgirls and the police — will continue to slog it out between themselves without disturbing the rest of us . |
| 26 | Let us remember that that assurance comes from British Rail , who , it was discovered in Committee proceedings on the Bill , designed platforms that were too short to take the trains that would come in to them . |
| 27 | " Certainly it would be a tragedy to see the two most powerful nations on earth destroying each other in such a way , " he agreed , " and let us pray that such a day never comes . " |
| 28 | ( Let us pray that this fate may be averted . ) |
| 29 | Let us say that this critical level is at point A in Figure 4.3 . |
| 30 | But let us say that this is not the case and you are off on your own . |