Example sentences of "that [n mass] [verb] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although there appears no evidence that Roe did do any work under this option , they were certainly deepening their workings in the Coniston Mine , on the Bonsor Vein . |
| 2 | Despite the obstructions it was clear that aircraft did use the runway , for it was marked by the black rubber streaks of fresh tyre marks , but the two trucks , together with the yellow cross , were evidence that the runway could only be used by invitation . |
| 3 | I received a few letters from strangers which made me realize that people did care . |
| 4 | People also need to like advertising if it is to be successful and , again , the results show that people did find the ads funny and enjoyed watching them . |
| 5 | The fact is that people do co-operate more than the self-interest model ( useful though it is ) seems to predict . |
| 6 | Hill 's ( 1970 ) classic American study of transfers between three generations shows that people do distinguish clearly between gifts and loans in principle , but less clearly in practice . |
| 7 | And er with that in mind , it 's possible that people do want to top up their income , because the one thing I will stress to you is that you do n't want to have to start having to back-pedal er when you retire . |
| 8 | The root of our belief is that people do care about the places where they live , work and shop , that they are concerned about the devastation meted out to historic towns since the Second World War . |
| 9 | at some of these things , preferably at Felixstowe an example a local newspaper was used to advertise the actual hearing , I think the , I said the important thing is that people do appear , do turn up , do voice their opinion , do make sure who their County Councillor is , a local member and other County Councillors in all their process actually know what local people feel excess through their local positions , any other comments ? |
| 10 | Yes , I 'm not denying , you know , that people do go abroad for their holidays |
| 11 | Some of these apparent anomalies are due to the fact that people do happen to hold contradictory beliefs . |
| 12 | It is clear from the evidence on British kinship that people do acknowledge a wide range of uncles , aunts , nieces , nephews and cousins as forming part of their kin network in some sense , but whether these people place a significant part in structures of support is quite another matter . |
| 13 | Even more importantly , there is every reason to believe , with Mary Midgley , that the basic assumption behind cultural relativism/behaviourism that human beings are totally plastic and devoid of innate structuration is false : ‘ Sensible psychologists have tended more and more to admit that people do have some genetically fixed tendencies ’ and she continues that ‘ What makes this admission hard , is the very strong impression still prevalent that we have to choose between considering these tendencies and considering outside conditions ’ ( 1979 : 20 ) . |
| 14 | I accept , of course , that people do have these experiences . |
| 15 | It is important to see , here , that Wittgenstein is not denying that people do have toothache ( that it really aches ! ) , or even that people sometimes reflect on their feelings and describe them , as in ( h ) . |
| 16 | A lot of us ignore the fact that people do have their own development and they want to do something a bit more exciting , but unless we 're given the opportunity ask will they want to demonstrate it ? |
| 17 | However , it remains possible that people do see the support which they give to elderly relatives as part of a two-way pattern which stretches over time and across generations , and where they themselves will benefit ultimately from the support of someone in a younger generation . |
| 18 | The myth is that people do profit from expenses . |
| 19 | Recognizing that people do act according to established beliefs and pre-existing knowledge systems , he focuses upon distinguishing between the establishment of those beliefs ( which he calls ‘ ideologies ’ ) and action in accordance with those beliefs . |
| 20 | The fact that people do get a lot of . |
| 21 | Same when I 'm , when I 'm in Italy , I , I ca n't speak Italian very well , but when I 'm there a week , I pick up words very quickly and although I know my grammar is n't perfect , I can form sentences in a way that people do understand me , . |
| 22 | It 's nice to have an estimator represented on the course because I think that you 'll admit that people do put some thought into this and the , the rates that you use for labour and plant , you try to make realistic . |
| 23 | And we feel that people do need to be trained in these erm cars which have these erm special erm adaptations . |
| 24 | ‘ When the tube is in place , air will be passed through it to distend the colon and give a clearer view of the lining … you may pass some wind , but although you may find this embarrassing , remember that staff do understand what is causing it . ’ |