Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] that [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only bureau to ‘ fail ’ our test was The Last Word — we can only assume that someone simply had a brainstorm and left all the important bits out . |
| 2 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 3 | You can make pleas for extra schemes but if you do so I could only suggest that you also accompany it with one that you would rather er is not done , so there are actually replacements rather than additions . |
| 4 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |
| 5 | Whereas Russia is erm , is to do with the Cold War situation but I take Michael 's point that fascism and communism are not the same thing and to say that he has fascist ideas does not necessarily mean that he therefore represents Russia in this political equation |
| 6 | ‘ Unfortunately , being female does n't necessarily mean that I instinctively know how to behave as a mother . |
| 7 | Councillor could I just perhaps request that you perhaps do n't make it quite so easy for any future break-ins . |
| 8 | Intention alone is not sufficient , however ; if it were , the accused need only argue that he never meant the effect he produced . |
| 9 | Migrat if migration is a problem I think you will all agree that it actually hampers the development process , what should we , what should we do ? |
| 10 | I do not think that anybody seriously believes that we can get much legislation passed in the House without his close observance and approval of it . |
| 11 | I do not recollect that we ever tried it , although my father did bring me home a bottle containing two or three sticks of white phosphorus , at the same time showing me the mark on his thigh where , so he said , a piece of phosphorus has fallen while he was attempting to write on a wall with it . |
| 12 | He is all the better as a witness , since one can not doubt that he genuinely sought instruction . |
| 13 | Count Hubner thought that the Empress was ‘ more beautiful than ever ’ , and Lord Cowley , the English ambassador , said : ‘ I do not know that I ever witnessed a finer sight than the baptismal ceremonies . ’ |
| 14 | Nevertheless it may be said that Elizabeth Taylor was more often at her best in each successive collection of stories , though I do not know that she ever surpassed the brilliant study of deception in the title story of A Dedicated Man . |
| 15 | It does not matter that we already know to some extent what has happened to you . |
| 16 | It does not show that it always favours one interest — in fact the contrary seems to be true . |
| 17 | I do not believe that we ever said to anyone in geriatric care or anyone who entered a home for any other reason , ’ Do n't worry — social security will pick up the bill , however reasonable or however high . ’ |
| 18 | In answer to his last question , I do not believe that it necessarily makes sense for those who may not be fully qualified or experienced to get rid of such waste when those who are involved in a similar business are much better qualified to do so . |
| 19 | Except for the last Albanians in the Labour party , I do not believe that anyone seriously disputes that the process of competition is essential to maximise what is bought for the taxpayer . |
| 20 | This provision may cause confusion to clients as they will not understand that it only relates to a late completion date . |
| 21 | They can not insist that you only have their full service . |
| 22 | ‘ I know only what I have been told , I do not remember that I ever saw him . |
| 23 | The normal interpretation of ( 165 ) does not imply that everyone actually pays his taxes : the sentence simply evokes a state of obligation in which every individual finds himself by virtue of the law . |
| 24 | But the absence of supreme authority did not mean that everyone always rejected orders , always refused to recognize the moral authority of other Zuwayi . |
| 25 | The demonstration that such tasks can involve controlled processes does not mean that they always do , even tasks at the operational level may be performed as controlled processes , for example , when starting to drive an unusual vehicle . |
| 26 | While societies do themselves construct devices for specialising and separating out levels of meaning , this does not mean that they ever achieve in reality the claims that they make about such discourse . |
| 27 | But the fact that an error can be explained , even an unavoidable error , does not mean that it thereby ceases to be an error . |
| 28 | He reiterates that all knowledge is ‘ ultimately ’ derived from the senses , but explains that this does not mean that it directly comes from it . |
| 29 | It is worth bearing in mind , however , that the de-criminalising of an activity ( the removing of an activity from the scope of criminal law ) does not mean that it necessarily becomes generally accepted . |
| 30 | Many of us , however , do not realise that we unwittingly induce Pavlovian-type responses in our own dogs by establishing a rigid routine for feeding . |