Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | She might secretly find this tall , elegant man extremely disturbing , but she was n't prepared to let him guess that fact . |
| 2 | ‘ My uncle would be delighted to hear you say that . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm sorry to hear you say that , Vic . |
| 4 | okay , I ju as I say i do n't want to promise you something that that I know I 'm not going to be able to achieve in these two days because that 's not yep certainly if you want to talk about that you know as a separate thing outside the time then then we 'll be able to help you do that , okay ? |
| 5 | ‘ I was terribly proud to hear them say that ’ . |
| 6 | The French habit of raising the last syllable of a sentence an octave higher made the flow of her speech sound like the indignant cackling of a hen : ‘ I 'm shocked to hear you say that ! |
| 7 | I 'm sure they 'll be pleased to hear him say that ! |
| 8 | ‘ He 'd be pleased to hear you say that . |