Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] [that] they [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the point my hon. Friend raises about the Opposition 's attitude to legislation , it is up to the Opposition to speak for themselves — and I say that knowing that they will do so honourably . |
| 2 | ‘ You 'd think people would have heed , but no heed , never any heed , no care for anybody else , ’ he complained as he drove ; but before the bridge he startled them by driving the car into the space in front of McCabe 's and announcing that they would walk the rest of the way through the village . |
| 3 | In retaliation , English troops inflicted a scorched-earth policy on the Border valleys and towns , burning Hawick , battering Ferniehirst castle and Jedburgh , and boasting that they would leave ‘ never a house nor tower unburnt ’ . |
| 4 | The children 's enjoyment seems to stem from the feeling of being lost , but knowing that they will come out safely at the end . |
| 5 | These things do n't really lose their snap and savour without smoking , but thinking that they might do can distract one from enjoying them properly . |
| 6 | Citizens in those countries retained allegiance to the political process , content most of the time to leave politics to elites , while believing that they could influence the outcome of both local and national decision-making if necessary . |
| 7 | On Nov. 12 Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said to be concerned about alienating international opinion were quoted in Tokyo as saying that they would press the government " to think carefully about our future plans " to transport more plutonium to Japan over the next decade . |