Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [subord] [pers pn] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith was sorry she 'd missed seeing him , but resumed work , realising that since she was only a very small cog in a big machine Mr Massingham would be too busy to make a second visit , or remember , should he be interested in numbers , that there was one member of staff he had n't met yet . |
| 2 | ) In April 1190 Mozart was hoping for another court appointment under the new emperor , Leopold II , and he implored Puchberg to keep his financial disarray a secret , believing that if it were publicly known it would damage his chances of success . |
| 3 | You 'll start writing that if you 're not careful . |
| 4 | " Crist see well she shuld haue be dampned for synne " so he appeared to her in her sleep , wounded as in his Passion , and told her to put her hand into his side and even to feel his internal organs and heart , commenting that if he is thus open with her , why is she so ashamed to reveal to him the secrets of her heart ? |
| 5 | Now he was saying that although we were too young to talk of real love he hoped we would see each other alone and not always surrounded by friends . |
| 6 | There might be funfairs everywhere , but the real Disneyland was neither crumbling , nor swept by bitter winds off the Irish Sea , nor cursed by hotels that are really gimcrack boarding houses , nor served by superannuated London cabs displaying notices saying that if you 're so drunk that you 're sick inside , a cleaning fee of £10 will be payable to the driver . |
| 7 | And erm she was saying that when he was there a bloke come round start giving them a little verbal . |
| 8 | The young man waited for Carter 's return to prison life , knowing that once he was back in control there would be a suitably messy reply . |
| 9 | Leonora watched the grey smudge of shoreline growing closer , knowing that once she was there this part of her life would be over , and she might never see Penry Vaughan again . |
| 10 | A workman observed : ‘ Maxwell wo n't be playing that where he is now will he ? ’ |
| 11 | I think it 's actually a waste of time discussing that because they are already privatising the Health Service . |
| 12 | She hung up , leaving me thinking that if she was n't actually a spy , she was wasted . |
| 13 | ‘ I was only thinking that if you 're always so high-handed in your dealings with people it 's a wonder you have n't had your come-uppance . ’ |
| 14 | , meaning that although he was fully dressed and armed , he took up the challenge and led the way . |
| 15 | the reform of judicial and penal systems so that only criminals are sent to prison , and ensuring that while they are there , their basic human rights are strictly respected ; and |