Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We may like to think that such changes enable the organisation to be more efficient and effective in achieving its goals and yet it may well be that such changes arise as a result of trying to satisfy an individual 's political ambitions or to undercut the ambitions of a rival . |
| 32 | I should like to think that such rights will be dealt with speedily . |
| 33 | ‘ I would like to think that any sort of physical abuse does n't go on any more , but this does not mean that people might not get a bucket of water over them sometimes . ’ |
| 34 | Sentimental producers may like to think that these programmes give the politicians a chance to find out what the people are thinking , and vice versa . |
| 35 | Linguists do not like to say that Standard English is ‘ superior ’ to other dialects , because all dialects have their own richness , their own specific identity . |
| 36 | As many of us have mixed backgrounds I would not like to say that ethnic reasons are the main reasons for tabling this motion . |
| 37 | Further to John Wildig 's interesting article in Journal No. 8 ‘ Railway Happenings in Mid-Wales ’ I would like to say that further semaphore signals can still be seen at Machynlleth , where they control movements in and out of the DMU stabling and Permanent Way depot along with the run-round loops , and also at Llanbrynmair where they control low flying jets and high flying gricers ! |
| 38 | We would like to ask that all members of our Diocese pray for this important venture , perhaps by using our Diocesan prayer ( right ) . |
| 39 | Who now would dare to say that Standard English has any ultimate authority ? |
| 40 | Combined with the suggested resolution one and including our amendment of the addition of the word enforcement , these strategies would offer much greater protection to the consumer minimizing disturbance to residents and reducing unfair competition and I would like to recommend that these views be communicated to as the views of this county council , thank you . |
| 41 | Similarly , as you rework the question into your first sentence you can begin to show that key terms in the question are problematic or vague , or you can suggest what kind of evidence you will draw on to discuss the question . |
| 42 | You will I hope realise that these cases are placed in the context of a diseased sexuality . |
| 43 | Here it will suffice to note that this kind of investigation , employing techniques quite alien to the dominant tradition in linguistics , has revealed that conversational interaction has an elaborate and detailed structure of which we have very little conscious awareness . |
| 44 | Particularly important is the contribution that EA will make to ensure that unemployed people are given an opportunity to keep their work skills and work records up to date . |
| 45 | She must have sensed that one day I would be leaving her again , and that nearly broke my heart , knowing the sadness she must feel all too well in my experiences with lovers who never stayed long but left me feeling as if part of me had been torn from my body . |
| 46 | If theme is whatever occurs in initial position we would have to acknowledge that some languages prefer to thematize participants ( expressed as subjects in SVO and SOV languages ) on a regular basis while other languages prefer to thematize processes ( expressed as verbs in VSO languages ) . |
| 47 | Swindon Town 's run of success nearly came to a stop at Luton on Wednesday night … you must have heard that favourite football cliche about there never being an easy game … it was one of those for Town … they missed Glenn Hoddle 's influence and never settled against a Luton side that need the points just as badly to save themselves from relegation … |
| 48 | When Cruz , a substitute opponent , beat him in the Nevada desert , the Ulsterman could never have guessed that six years later , from a Belfast court room , he would receive a bigger blow than the Texan ever dealt him . |
| 49 | Leith afterwards supposed she should have realised that that state of affairs could not go on indefinitely without someone getting hurt . |
| 50 | If he had been a little more aware , he would have realised that licensed dealers were largely excluded from the square mile , both physically and psychologically . |
| 51 | For this reason any purchaser will wish to see that all documents in the chain of title are properly stamped . |
| 52 | reporting accountants should have to confirm that all firms have undertaken an ‘ expense of time ’ calculation and budget for the following year ; |
| 53 | In any case , wings which could have lifted that huge body would have been far too cumbersome when diving . |
| 54 | From a reading of their own literature , librarians and information scientists might have expected that one area where use of IT would definitely have been recognised to be giving such an advantage to its users is that of the retrieval of publicly available information online . |
| 55 | Nothing turns on the procedure adopted in this case and it suffices to say that when , on 8 April 1992 , the matter came before Mr. Simon Goldblatt Q.C. , sitting as a deputy High Court judge , the application for an order under the Act of 1975 was made by those who are the defendants in the United States action and it was opposed by the Treasury Solicitor , although purists might perhaps have expected that any opposition would have been made by or on behalf of the Attorney-General , the objection being one taken on behalf of the Crown . |
| 56 | I , er I mean it sticks out like a sore thumb , and one would have expected that this paper came from education . |
| 57 | " Perhaps I should have let that precious mother of yours catch you sneaking back into the house . " |
| 58 | Given the terms of reference , those who signed the majority Report might well have supposed that that part of the argument had been decided . |
| 59 | He could hardly have forgotten that five years earlier the authorities had required him to register under the Aliens Restriction Order . |
| 60 | The hon. Gentleman will wish to know that that point is being pursued . |