Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pron] [modal v] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which seem to me re re re re reasonable to be suggesting that we could lobby government , in order to say that , people with special training needs ca n't be included within the whole of the hundred per cent linked output related funding , be because the issue is that then , er they do have special training , and that 's that that 's the justification for them , that particular group . |
| 2 | In particular he employed an " advocate versus jurist " defence to deflect questions about his sceptical attitude towards affirmative action programmes while Equal Employment Opportunities Commission ( EEOC ) chairman in the 1980s ( i.e. suggesting that he would shed policy views advocated as a public official and approach issues with legalistic impartiality as a judge ) . |
| 3 | The minority party , realising that they could take advantage of the troubles , persuaded the Duke of Cumberland to issue a warrant against three of the former Councillors for treason and they were committed to Perth prison . |
| 4 | Dining in the perfect Jacobean hall of Trinity it was only fitting that we should wear dinner jackets ( Hooray for a touch of elitism ! ) |
| 5 | A sixteen-year-old girl ( they 're always sixteen in this story ) who had been having regular sex with her boyfriend , began worrying that he might lose interest in her if he had to keep wearing a condom . |
| 6 | It goes without saying that we should forget hardback novels — except perhaps for libraries — and concentrate on the paperbacks which children and their parents prefer . |
| 7 | I am not saying that we should allow industry to pollute , and I entirely support the Government 's claim that the polluter should pay . |
| 8 | Will my right hon. Friend see what he can do to help some children in my constituency , who came to me saying that they would like access to present-day artists such as Yehudi Menuhin , Cliff Richard and Jason Donovan and other , younger stars ? |
| 9 | Castro described the action of his former communist allies as " repugnant " , saying that they would have blood on their hands in the event of US invasion . |
| 10 | Then she heard Christ speaking to her , saying that she would have victory over all her enemies , and that she was to give up the hair-cloth that she wore and her continual saying of the Rosary , but must stop eating meat . |
| 11 | The North Korean President , Kim Il Sung , rejected later the same month a proposal for a Korean commonwealth put forward on Sept. 11 , 1989 , by the South Korean President , Roh Tae Woo [ see p. 36892 ] , saying that it would perpetuate division . |
| 12 | Very often , an act has a clause in it saying that it will take effect only when an order is issued by the appropriate Secretary of State . |
| 13 | Where the summons has been so sent by post and returned to the court office undelivered , notice of non-service ( N 216 ) is sent to the plaintiff saying that he may request bailiff service . |
| 14 | On May 10 tens of thousands of people stopped work throughout East Germany , protesting that they would lose employment protection under the terms of the treaty . |
| 15 | Knowing that they would make fun of him , he had been very careful not to say her new name in front of Tom Fish . |
| 16 | It is worth knowing that you can run Qbasic from a floppy only system and using earlier version of MS-DOS all you need are the three files listed to be stored on the current drive . |
| 17 | Their opponents often concentrate on showing that we can reach agreement on basic propositions and neglect the very real difficulties of gaining deep insight into alien ways of thought . |
| 18 | The airlines , facing their fourth successive year in the red , are urging the EC to drop plans to lower maximum noise levels and nitrogen oxide emissions , arguing that they could increase operating costs , reduce the resale value of operators ' fleets and put them at a competitive disadvantage to international rivals . |
| 19 | Arguing that we should criticize literature only on ‘ literary ’ grounds rather than on political or personal grounds ignores the difficulty of making boundaries between the purely literary and the political . |
| 20 | The government diffused pressure to include RE in the National Curriculum by arguing that it would form part of the statutory ‘ basic curriculum ’ provided for by section 2(1) of the Act . |
| 21 | Farmers ' representatives have attacked the move , arguing that it would cut crop yields , but environmentalists argue that it is insufficient , and should extend to an 80 per cent cut . |
| 22 | The proposed US-Hong Kong Policy Bill of 1991 stipulated that the USA should develop a coherent policy towards Hong Kong while recognising that it would become part of China . |
| 23 | The vice-chancellors committee wants to consult polytechnic directors and the Government about ‘ how a full cost system might work ’ , recognising that it will need help to ensure that any changes , if made , increase opportunities and avoid hardship . |
| 24 | I was just thinking that we might leave hypothesis aside . |
| 25 | For a few moments , I wondered if the sand and shingle had been brought from the coast to be used as a road surface , then I doubted my sanity in thinking that anyone would bring sand to the Sahara . |
| 26 | I did not want to come to this council , but I came hoping that we could save blood . |
| 27 | It 's a I 'm hoping that I can make use of the erm the two holes that are in the window half |
| 28 | The British East India Company was largely opposed to the idea of missionary work , fearing that it might cause hostility among the natives and disrupt its trade . |