Example sentences of "in [v-ing] [that] you " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He mentioned in passing that you had a lot of female visitors , that 's all .
2 Perhaps , however , we can make this claim by appeal to the initial moves of the argument that you are not justified in believing that you are not a brain in a vat .
3 Send them to your boss 's secretary , stating in writing that you are starting on the preparation of the report , as instructed , and are basing it on the enclosed terms of reference .
4 I should be grateful if you would , in accordance with the confidentiality undertaking , now return the Information memorandum to me and at the same time confirm in writing that you and your advisers have destroyed any further copies of the documentation .
5 I am therefore requesting , in accordance with the confidentiality undertaking , that the Information memorandum is returned to me and that at the same time you confirm in writing that you and your advisers have destroyed any further copies of the documentation .
6 ( If you are 5 feet 4 inches , there is no point in wishing that you were six inches taller . )
7 And since nineteen eighty two , am I right in saying that you 've worked at the law centre in ?
8 Am I right in saying that you see erm the problems of areas such as this as being extremely urgent something done now ?
9 Am I right in saying that you 've also been very you 've also changed with the times as well , and adjusted
10 ‘ The fact that in saying that you clearly mean to reassure me , ’ said Lydia , ‘ shows that you do not know me at all well .
11 And y am I right , am I right in saying that you 'd say that e even though it may exist in itself , that it may even be , in fact be less in the flats than it is in the , in the wi in that in the wider area ?
12 Right in saying that you and that the , the fact that , the fact
13 It is a common experience in reading that you read something , then try to write about it ; writing about it gives you new ideas , and so when you read the original again you find new things in it because of the new ideas you have brought to it .
14 You are not quite right in assuming that you , the Koi-keeper should quarantine newly purchased fish .
15 Am I right in assuming that you have no use for it ?
16 Identify what you know/understand — and what you do n't Remember , there 's no shame in admitting that you do n't understand something you 've read .
17 It seems to show that the imaginary case in which you are a brain in a vat being fed the experiences of reading a book is perfectly effective in showing that you do not know that you are reading a book .
18 One day , one is going to say : ‘ Excuse me , sir , am I correct in thinking that you would be equally happy with a well-chilled , château-bottled paint thinner ? ’
19 Well , Val I think you are quite right in thinking that you are not alone in feeling let down after purchasing the ‘ wrong ’ computer for your needs and I do agree that you were given poor advice by the store you purchased from .
20 ‘ And am I right in thinking that you want to import into the United States of America a person or persons who might be interdicted by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service ? ’
21 PP : Am I right in thinking that you recognise Exhibit A ?
22 Mr Blunt , am I right in thinking that you deal with Philippine affairs for the International Monetary Fund ?
23 Am I right in thinking that you would n't want to go on with these incursions ?
24 Assuming that you have retrieved your ferrets , reluctant though you may be to give up there is wisdom in recognising that you have reached the stage where the expenditure of more time and effort can not be justified .
25 Are n't people like yourselves being a little bit presumptuous and perhaps even arrogant in feeling that you can help people solve their problems in the rest of the world .
26 Ask yourself what these three poets in your experience of them have in common , and in answering that you will get near to the quality I am trying to isolate . ’
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