Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | We notice the past tense : Wordsworth has omitted here to mention that these small proprietors depended on the cottage industries , which were taken away when the factory system had become established , so that in Wordsworth 's lifetime the statesmen declined . |
| 2 | He has said enough to ensure that we will take his point . |
| 3 | Partly for his own protection , their coach , Alan Davies , has striven hard to ensure that the heroic , but precarious victory over England was kept in perspective . |
| 4 | Lucy had been saying nothing , letting him speak without interruption ; he 'd seemed almost to forget that she was there , but now he fell silent as if the vividness of the memories inside his head had made the words somehow redundant . |
| 5 | Someone must have come indoors to turn that light on . |
| 6 | As the wood is an 8,000-year-old oak wood only eight miles from the centre of London on a site of special scientific interest , could not the Department have done more to insist that the important new road going close to my constituency was cut-and-cover ? |
| 7 | ‘ Even if he had desired it , he could scarcely have done more to ensure that the Khans would support Nogai 's will . ’ |
| 8 | As events turned out , therefore , the management might have done better to realise that there are competing definitions as to what constitutes ‘ efficiency ’ . |
| 9 | I feel bound however to say that , although I am well aware of the existence of the boundary , I am never quite sure where to find it . |
| 10 | Claudine had phoned indignantly to say that you had taken Marie 's key , ordered the poor little thing away and taken possession of the farmhouse . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 've seen enough to know that the place will be perfect for Pool . |
| 12 | Vologsky had not monitored all his automatic recording , but he had seen enough to know that things were really serious . |
| 13 | He had not had time to compare more than a few paragraphs scattered throughout each text , but he had seen enough to know that their contents were practically identical . |
| 14 | He had ignored everything she had said previously to indicate that there was nothing between her and Florian , so why should tonight be any different ? |
| 15 | Then there had been the months of creeping doubt , the lack of any real communication between them , and the hostile silences when Julius had refused even to admit that anything was wrong . |
| 16 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 17 | I had read enough to know that the figures for anorexics who starve to death or commit suicide are frighteningly high . |
| 18 | I had read enough to know that the way the Bristol Cancer Help Centre promulgated was a considerable challenge , although how hard a challenge I was only to appreciate later . |
| 19 | After being mobbed by local rugby fans Botha said : ‘ We have come here to prove that we are all equal and our rugby is unified . ’ |
| 20 | I 'd think that I have seen enough to say that cricket could never be the be-all-and-end-all of life for me . |
| 21 | The survey — ‘ mapping the universe ’ — which Geller and Huchra began a few years ago is not yet complete but they have seen enough to conclude that ‘ the size of the largest structures we detect is limited only by the extent of the survey ’ . |
| 22 | I have seen enough to believe that the materials , over time , will prove to be of real help to teachers trying to solve their own problems by enabling them to see what support there is in the sharing of difficulties and by strengthening the belief that efficient discussion can lead to effective action . |
| 23 | A spokesman for ScottishPower joined in the criticism of the VAT ruling , saying : ‘ We have worked hard to ensure that Scotland has the lowest tariffs in the UK . |
| 24 | And so whilst Ruth and Naomi are resting and waiting back home Boaz is acting , and he sought out this man , he 's determined now to see that Ruth and Naomi receive all that is there 's by right . |
| 25 | ‘ We have learnt enough to know that your box will be of great interest , Doctor . ‘ |
| 26 | Social workers , who are justifiably worried about the growth of abuse , are eager to catch hold of new ideas , but they have failed repeatedly to realise that they are not being given proof . |