Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [vb infin] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet we experience a great sense of loss , if we only let go of this intellect reluctantly and in fact would rather nurture it than shed it . |
| 2 | For example , in the sentence People have and still do disagree on this matter the form disagree can not follow both have and do . |
| 3 | The correct sentence would be People have disagreed and still do disagree on this matter . |
| 4 | But , let's notice that , first of all , the Lord really did speak to this woman ! |
| 5 | The fact that manual workers married on average , and throughout the period , about a year earlier helped contribute to this , as did the fact that there was about fifty per cent more childlessness among non-manual families . |
| 6 | He prodded once more his attaché case — which I felt inclined to keep my eyes averted from — and said : ‘ I suppose you 've been wondering why I never let go of this case . |
| 7 | The promises and statements made in election programmes are the basis of all those made in the campaign , so by relating these to government statements of their legislative programme , and even more so to actual behaviour in office , we can see if party-based democracies actually do work in this way . |
| 8 | We thought what that meant , er it 'd certainly turn turn against this speculative proposal . |