Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] that [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ People realise deep down that they have the talent to be among the best in the world . |
2 | In some rocks their shells lie so thickly that they form solid bands . |
3 | Many of the animals swim so quickly that they do not stay in sight for long . |
4 | But I know also now that you love me . |
5 | You know damn well that you prefer cooking than I do ! |
6 | It is because that fear exists that some home owners know perfectly well that they have the Government over a barrel . |
7 | ‘ But you know perfectly well that they have portholes , ’ retorted the officer . |
8 | You know perfectly well that you do n't . |
9 | ‘ Well , no , not when I know perfectly well that you love every minute of your life ! ’ she challenged . |
10 | But you know perfectly well that I support the new settlement strategy , and therefore in consequence I do support erm general limitations on the growth of settlements and expansion of settlements within the greenbelt . |
11 | Horses indicate quite clearly that they do not like someone , or another animal , by narrowing and pulling-up their nostrils so that wrinkles form above them . |
12 | And with this in mind and I 'm I 'm you will notice that I have n't spoken at all and that is quite deliberate on my part but then I can also say the same for many people sitting round here who know quite well that they have n't spoken either . |
13 | ‘ You know very well that I have ! |
14 | ‘ You know very well that I do . |
15 | ‘ You know very well that I want to make an offer to your son . |
16 | But those , those Environmental Health Officers who go into committee , and we know very well that you have to put your argument in a particular way or put your point a particular way , in which you want to convince people . |
17 | When people start appealing to ‘ truth ’ , ‘ experience ’ and ‘ reality ’ , still more to ‘ the fundamental character of reality ’ , they imply very strongly that they know what these things are , an insight not likely to be shaken by argument . |
18 | In short , high-technology managers recognize quite explicitly that they depend upon their people and their people 's ‘ local knowledge ’ — their detailed expertise in and familiarity with technology , markets , production realities , and all the myriad details of how to understand what is happening , and how to actually implement any plan ( Baba , 1988 ; Geertz , 1983 ) . |
19 | Basil was the exact opposite of those to whom words come so easily that they do a minimum of preparation , and afterwards the listener has difficulty in remembering what has been said . |