Example sentences of "[vb infin] in this [noun] [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet it is difficult to see why employers in all countries would behave in this way if it was not to their advantage . |
| 2 | We are of course aware that educational levels may be important at some stage , but we do not pre-classify in this way because we do not assume beforehand that we know the sociolinguistic structure of the speech community : this is what we are trying to find out ! |
| 3 | I mean the next thing they 'd want to do is to come in and do in this kitchen before you do any cooking for yourself |
| 4 | If this is carried out after a period of exercise your dog may readily remain in this position since it may be relatively tired . |
| 5 | One might answer in this case that it is also a typical feature of speech , so should probably be analysed as a contraction and for this reason avoided in academic writing — even if one accepts the idea of a regional/class standard . |
| 6 | And a family of nephews — ’ another hesitation — ‘ and a niece — ’ Noreen looked up at this , and almost defied the Bishop with her stare , ‘ — that do him much credit in this world and I trust will be of some satisfaction to his account in the next . |
| 7 | ‘ I could n't live in this mess if I had a woman , ’ he said . |
| 8 | And one thing we will learn from it I think , if we 're honest with ourselves , and we put , and try and save up and have a piece on the end there , but the one thing I think we will perhaps come to , and the one conclusion we may come to , is the fact that whilst we , we do live in this world and I absolutely agree that if somebody says , look I need to see a new as well , I need to see you now , or I need to see you tomorrow , that 'll be difficult , O K , and that 's the immediacy of the business . |