Example sentences of "[to-vb] [that] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Christians are meant not only to believe in Jesus , but to know that we have eternal life ( 5:13 ) and it is the task of the Spirit to bring this quiet confidence home to us . |
| 2 | It 's good to know that we have such capable luthiers in the country , bearing in mind the present overall despondency caused by the recession , and especially when the price of such individuality is so reasonable … |
| 3 | We like to know that we have financial security , family security and health security . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ But I 'm so happy to know that I have such warm and loving relatives . |
| 5 | I would like people to know that I understand that and how difficult it can be . |
| 6 | For example , to write that you feel joyful in the room is a kind of vague shorthand . |
| 7 | They also generally have to establish that they understand some of the unspoken rules relating to public participation : that they do n't embarrass their sponsors by the use of direct tactics or indiscreet communications with the press or unseemly behaviour in committee situations . |
| 8 | Writing appears to demand that they use muscular movements which are not natural to them . |
| 9 | With more nitrogen , less condensed tannin and less enzyme inhibition in the young leaves of Shorea compared with Eugenia , it is not surprising to discover that they suffered more damage . |
| 10 | It was a very great shock to me to discover that I had motor neurone disease . |
| 11 | Recognising that relocation may have a worse effect on married staff than on single workers , it is not unusual to find that they receive higher allowances . |
| 12 | They stared at each other in silence for a moment , surprised to find that they shared some fragment of a common cause : the unsolved mysteries that troubled them both , though twenty years and half a world apart , were somehow one and the same . |
| 13 | She opened a small round leather box to find that it contained tiny gold collar studs and several pairs of cuff links . |
| 14 | You tend to find that you become accustomed to the timing on your local water and that when sailing in a different place it takes a while to learn the timing of a different wave pattern . |
| 15 | You are likely to find that you need more fillings when you visit the dentist . |
| 16 | I was surprised to find that she had such a rich and violent internal life and that all this was smouldering and seething away . |
| 17 | People like me in the past used to rail that we had commercial enterprises using the college . |
| 18 | But history would seem to indicate that he has other industrial priorities than handing British assets to the highest bidder . |
| 19 | It will be shown in a later chapter that there seems to be no evidence to indicate that he held that post before holding the kazaskerlik , while there is positive evidence that he held it after holding the kazaskerlik . |
| 20 | The problem with such an approach is of course that if one 's starting-point is ‘ what are the scriptures fundamentally about ? ’ ( and not ‘ what is a priori right ? ’ — which would be an ‘ a priori ethical ’ position ) it is perfectly possible for others to contend that they consider some quite other theme to be ‘ fundamental ’ to the scriptures . |
| 21 | It 's been mentioned , I think it was Councillor mentioned about the , he was pleased to see that we got two million pound in interest receipts against the eight hundred thousand that was envisaged . |
| 22 | She was pleasantly surprised to see that we use real food and the only cheating is to under-cook it , sometimes brushing it with oil or water to keep it moist . |
| 23 | Closer to them , it was possible to make out individual characteristics ; to see that they had trailing leaves instead of hair and huge , reaching branches instead of arms . |
| 24 | Fortunately most old people do get a satisfactory service from their general practitioner , finding that he will go to great trouble to see that they get all the medical and social help that is available to them . |
| 25 | In other words to see that they get more benefit for the effort that they put into it . |
| 26 | Good to see that they dropped 2 more points yesterday … if we can get a win tomorrow it will put them in a more realistic range , even though kevin keegan said in todays papers that Leeds did n't stand a chance of catching the scum ! |
| 27 | I promise the Hon. Gentleman that no trust hospitals will be created without those hospitals first agreeing to the totality of their obligations and without their being monitored thereafter to see that they fulfil those obligations . |
| 28 | I was moved to see that she had absolute faith in my goodwill , for she took the bag without glancing at the contents . |
| 29 | There could be no doubt of Sidney 's perturbation ; he looked anxiously at his wife and was clearly relieved to see that she appeared unconcerned . |
| 30 | You will please to see that she has enough to cover her present needs . |