Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would not report her fate to the Police , and he could divert enquiries by saying that she had gone to friends in the country . |
| 2 | And it 's a difficult topic to raise with those concerned — how do you voice objections without implying that you think the man is a child molester ? |
| 3 | ‘ We 've got grounds for believing that your life is in danger at the moment and … ’ |
| 4 | Local incentive schemes are the most likely way of getting general practitioners to change prescribing habits by ensuring that they see the benefits retained in local health care . |
| 5 | In my experience , the major mistake that dieters make lies in deciding that they will exercise once they get slim , rather than starting to increase their physical activity as they start to diet . |
| 6 | She said she would not blame teachers for concluding that their profession was being utterly deprofessionalised after Mr Lang 's suggestion that schools could be run by parents and local busy-bodies . |
| 7 | He was also a vegetarian , although the story goes that Chapman persuaded him to eat steaks after hearing that he sometimes felt faint when heading a ball . |
| 8 | Styczynski had x-rays after saying that he had pains in his chest and pins and needles in his arms . |
| 9 | He has been known to refuse autographs by pleading that he 's nothing special and really does n't warrant such attention . |
| 10 | They had grounds for thinking that they would have Anselm 's support , and despite Anselm 's strong words about insubordination in 1094 , they were not disappointed . |
| 11 | Yet the paradox is that we only use the word hypocrisy when we have reasons for believing that we have found the thing itself . |
| 12 | Now whenever I speak , this provides grounds for believing that I have vocal chords ; but it does not express that fact . |