Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [vb mod] [adv] [vb infin] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lords , for the reasons given I would however dismiss this appeal . |
| 2 | ‘ If I ca n't do what I want I 'd rather call this whole thing off . ’ |
| 3 | Needless to say , the cairn crumbled , probably sabotaged by a disgruntled worker who got home to find he 'd already read this particular volume of Gaelic poetry , and Ben Lawers remains at 3,984 feet . |
| 4 | I trust you will therefore treat this matter with … responsibility . ’ |
| 5 | How do you think we can possibly afford this sort of thing ? " |
| 6 | I did n't think we could possibly organize this evening , but we have . |
| 7 | Change LS to be any 2-letter code you like which will uniquely identify this LIFESPAN process from any other ( eg. use LT for the training process , LL for the live , and LR for the R&D one ) . |
| 8 | But if English speakers hear they can usually recognise this as ‘ my turn ’ and not ‘ might earn ’ . |
| 9 | The systematic study of information technology ( informatics ) is in its infancy and although there is general agreement that its potential for human progress is enormous , there is a good deal of pessimism as to the probability that those who control it will actively seek this end over their own private interests ( see Schiller , 1989 ; Journal of Communication , 1989 ) . |
| 10 | I thought I could best do this at the Foreign Office , since in the aftermath of Suez so many dangerous tangles remained to be unravelled and so many ruptured friendships to be mended . |
| 11 | Doreen looked down at her hands , then admitted reluctantly , ‘ If you must know — he told Jean he likes Lucy , and that he hopes she will never leave this place . |
| 12 | Can anybody oh I bet you 'll never guess this one . |
| 13 | If you take special care to note landmarks on the far bank , use a swim marker to aid judgment , and make sure you have noted the exact spot , every time you cast you will soon have this area firmly implanted in your mind . |
| 14 | She could hardly bear to think she would never see this pretty place again , nor speak with the cheerful villagers , drink beer in María 's café and get hugs from the children when she saw them in Miguel 's clinic . |
| 15 | We explained about the conference of funeral directors , and Surkov , glancing around , said we might well find this crew equally tedious . |
| 16 | You feel more confident do n't you in a group situation if you know exactly what people er er know or what they do n't know , cos there 's nothing worse is n't there than to go in and thinking they may already know this , I might be going in an teaching my grandmother to suck eggs here , I 'm not sure what they know about this . |
| 17 | Mr Cook said he would immediately cancel this month 's rise in prescription charges and introduce a parliamentary order exempting over-40s from eye test charges . |
| 18 | Churchill knows he 'll never win this war , but he ca n't give it up ! |