Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [prep] this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't want me at this party , but because I AM , fang and claw I have grapple-hooked their smooth cliffs , and have the right to stalk these wooded cliffs , lap at their abundant streams . |
| 2 | O God give me the strength to be victorious over myself , for nothing may chain me to this life . |
| 3 | I do n't want them after this visit tomorrow I might go out one more time |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't want them in this country . |
| 5 | I wo n't let you hustle me in this way . |
| 6 | It came to him as a Revelation , descending upon his mind in all its complex glory , that there was a man in the City in need of his help , and that the man — his name did n't matter-would free everyone as this awakening had freed him . |
| 7 | Just one thing dough do n't buy ya in this town , fella ; total silence . |
| 8 | He would free himself from this enslavement , sweet as it was , as he had freed himself from Hilary . |
| 9 | David and Angela came along to see it and David said , ‘ I must introduce you to this guy Tony DeFries who is going to be my manager , and I think you should meet him too . ’ |
| 10 | I propose an advance on your future status that will assist you at this point and hold you fast to our mutual course . |
| 11 | I do know something of this city . ’ |
| 12 | He would be going out soon , but an umbilical cord would still tie him to this house of death . |
| 13 | Why did they need him for this job ? |
| 14 | I may never know it in this world but I shall be told it in the next . |
| 15 | If she felt the presence of a man she had never known here in this house , just how much did Marguerite feel his presence and just how much did she need it at this time ? |
| 16 | That 's what this house is here for , it is here to introduce primary legislation if we need it and in my view we do need it in this area and it is it 's high time the government recognised that and should not be afraid t t t to take action simply because primary legislation is required . |
| 17 | Howard goes across to the man curiously , since he does n't know anyone in this city . |
| 18 | ‘ If we do n't pack 'em in this weather , we never will pack 'em in , that 's what I always say . ’ |
| 19 | Come on , Luke , you 're the boss , the one with all the answers , so explain how I can rid myself of this resentment I feel at having you foist yourself on me again ! ’ |
| 20 | But it seems that I can not rid myself of this fear of running short of money . |
| 21 | Ludicrously over-equipped tourists might recognise themselves from this checklist : |
| 22 | Worse , nothing in the data itself would alert us to this fact . |
| 23 | ‘ Do we ask Sir John to restrain the soldiers — which he can not do — or do we bind him not to pursue or hound us for this action ? |
| 24 | Do you know anything about this Miss ? |
| 25 | If that is the case then every one of us will wait till we die and we still wo n't know anything about this experience . |
| 26 | LEFT Once the basic lessons have been mastered with the dog on its leash , you should then repeat them without this restraint . |
| 27 | The point is not that companies are ideal mechanisms for making decisions which have important social effects ( in the sense that we would choose them for this purpose other considerations being equal ) . |
| 28 | Of course , I should expect them in this house . |
| 29 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 30 | Ewan felt he could do nothing about this situation , and there was no use worrying about it . |