Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] that they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I took each upon my knee and told them that Mamma is gone to Heaven to God Almighty , and asked them both to promise me that they would try to be good children and follow their mother to that happy place … ‘ |
| 2 | In 864 a royal assembly at Pîtres near Rouen dealt with the problem ( without indicating how widespread it was ) of migrant wage-workers in vineyards : clearly some landlords were short of labour at least at harvest-time , and to persuade such migrants to return to their original farms were willing to reassure them that they could keep their earnings . |
| 3 | Armies would leave Lebanon this way in the future , firing into its hinterland to persuade themselves that they could abuse their tormentors to the end . |
| 4 | Make sure the children succeed : set out to convince them that they can spell , not that they ca n't . |
| 5 | No party presents the electorate with explicit choices between widely desired ends ; they generally seek to convince it that they can bring a little more of everything that is wanted . |