Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] be the [det] " in BNC.

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1 A lot of things that I 'd still do here if , if I could whip up some enthusiasm if my husband would , I ca n't , he was a bricklayer , sub contractor and they have knocked this kitchen out about three times since they 've been there , and the last , this last effort , I think they 've put imitation beams in , I have n't seen it , but we think they have and er , oh it 's , you would n't know it 's the same house at all , you would n't know it
2 I do n't know he 's the same s in South Ronaldsay or not would he be different s ?
3 You see , we ca n't really know , that erm , we ca n't really know what is the most cost effective solution , can we ?
4 You could say a fourth it does n't matter it 's the same thing .
5 Not only does the hearer assume it is the same ‘ man ’ who is being talked about throughout , he also assumes that the man will stay in the same place unless the speaker announces that he moves .
6 Rainbow does n't even think she 's the same species .
7 ‘ You know , you ca n't believe she 's the same child that was so polite a couple of years ago .
8 Honestly , Henry , when I think back to when I first saw Andrew Jones in that mucky room , the thin weed of a lad with nothing about him , I can not believe he 's the same person represented by Mr Andrew Jones , not only head of the showrooms , but …
9 They 'd hardly believe it was the same man . ’
10 I did n't know who the guy riding it was , but through my police issue 200 × 6000 macroscopic laser-prism binoculars I could see he was the same guy who had just bopped the doorman in the head .
11 ‘ I do n't think there 's the least danger to you , ’ said Ian reassuringly as they parted .
12 Having sung the praises of swimfeeders I must point out that I do not think they are the be-all and end-all of barbel fishing , specially for the very big ones .
13 You ca n't tell they 're the same the only way you can tell is if they 're , if they 're working with number , I mean that 's a plus or a positive that 's a positive three .
14 Do you reckon it 's the same man ?
15 To see her at work during the day , with her hair pulled straight back and no makeup on , and to hear her ticking off her girls if they were slacking , you would n't dream it was the same girl who was out dancing with a different partner every night .
16 Maud and Enid could tell it was the same one because its feet had not yet reappeared .
17 Everybody knew the blind fiddler and he had always his kilt on and But after a while , I do n't know , the next time he came round I mind he had trousers on and we did n't think he was the same man at all , no .
18 I do n't know if it 's the sa I do n't think it 's the same one they have today but it was the first Land Rover that I can ever remember coming to the borders .
19 ‘ Sounds great in theory , ’ she speculated , ‘ but I do n't quite think it 's the same in practice . ’
20 Do n't think it 's the same young woman .
21 No , I do n't think it 's the same Islam , it is just how you want to go about it erm in Kuwait , and I do n't want to say that we prefer our Islam more than what the Saudis do .
22 I do n't think it is the same ones we had the last time .
23 As she looked at Millie rocking herself slightly like a little old woman getting a child to sleep , she though , If I were to tell her her mother has died , she would likely think it was the same way as her father had , whichever way that was , which was n't real dead .
24 He did n't think it was the same man .
25 You would n't think it was the same month would you ?
26 In the corner of the picture was a holdall , a scientist would say it was the same as that used to weigh down Chalky White 's body when it was found in the lake near Cirencester .
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