Example sentences of "[pers pn] that this [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | What convinces me that this child is deluded is the conflicting reports of the so-called apparition . |
2 | People I have asked tell me that this faith was austere and fanatical , that many of its adherents gave as good as any of its martyrs got . |
3 | ‘ Looking back now to the time when the site for these premises was chosen , and realising the state of affairs existing in this type of works , it is surprising to me that this process was ever permitted on this site at all ( being figuratively speaking within arms length of the dwellings ) . |
4 | Moreover she breathed out power also ; one felt it in the air as one feels a thunderstorm before it breaks , and it seemed to me that this power was not quite human , that it drew its strength from afar and dwelt a stranger to the earth . |
5 | ‘ Ordinarily , it would seem to me that this object is most likely to be achieved by employing a single well-qualified firm , which would itself deploy staff so as to achieve the optimum blend of continuity and freshness . |
6 | and if it was forced upon them that this land 's going to have to be put into a , a kind of block |
7 | John then continued , ‘ If any of the police again approach you or any of your colleagues-in-crime just tell them that this thing is bigger than any of you . ’ |
8 | I ca n't tell you that this keyboard is the best you 'll ever buy , because its feel may not suit you at all , but if you take that and the monitor aside , and specify totally different units that do suit you , then the system box wo n't let you down . |
9 | He appears before the court for the first time , he 's of previous good character and erm and er has never been in trouble with the courts before and er Madam I 'm going to suggest to you that this incident was brought about not by any fault of his own , but , but by his girlfriend and her behaviour towards him . |
10 | One is the spot checks themselves to make sure that everything is right , the other is to show the commitment to people like you that this thing 's important . |
11 | If the salesperson is convinced that the objection is the major stumbling block to the sale , he can gain commitment from the buyer by saying : ‘ If I can convince you that this model is the most economical in its class , will you buy it ? ’ |
12 | But nothing you can point to in your present situation tells you that this situation is not one in which you are mistaken . |
13 | ( I can assure you that this book was not written straight through from beginning to end ! ) |
14 | I reassured him that this warning was unnecessary : my ambition was to set the record for the slowest lap of the circuit . |
15 | He wanted to ask what she had to be tired about , to remind her that this dinner-party was all her idea , and there was no real point to it at all , since they had asked nobody whom they needed to impress . |
16 | His hair was almost black , heavy and smoothly groomed , swept back from a face that was icily cold , only the long , humorous-looking mouth telling her that this hostility was solely for her benefit and not some natural mannerism . |
17 | Barbara Sewart , for instance , has angina and of course her doctor told her that this diet was particularly suitable for her . |
18 | The AX 's reputation for economy is enough to convince her that this car was the right choice . |
19 | ‘ No need to remind her that this room is virtually a hospital ward now . ’ |
20 | Why was it that this man was such a pleasant and knowledgeable companion , and yet so hard and ruthless when it came to getting his own way ? |
21 | There is no doubt about it that this programme is an Irish Republican Army programme sponsored and inspired by Communism . |
22 | Tacitus tells us that this incursion was into the territory of Rome 's allies , and this could place it in the lower Severn , where Caratacus could have linked up with the other group of dissidents in the south-west still smarting from the operations of Vespasian , who with his sea-borne mobility swept right along the south coast , taking the Britons by surprise . |