Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] [pers pn] be [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stand and rehearse in front of a full length mirror , checking that you are smiling and making the right gestures , including liking your glass sufficiently high and forward when proposing the toast so that you convey enthusiasm . |
| 2 | ‘ Are you suggesting that she was murdered and that the car business was a cover-up ? ’ |
| 3 | Tealtaoich stood quite still , regarding the waiting Trees and seeing that they were listening and apparently politely prepared to hear anything he had to say . |
| 4 | The Los Angeles communities are demanding that they are policed and patrolled by individuals who live in the community and the commanding officers by ten-year residents of the community in which they serve . |
| 5 | His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside . |
| 6 | on their man , warning that he was armed and dangerous . |
| 7 | It was on display for the day and was being steamed so that the boiler inspectors could check it out and issue the necessary documents confirming that it was tested and available to work . |
| 8 | Soon their palms became sticky , but the boy did not dare let go of the hand he had so daringly grasped , for that would have meant admitting that he was perspiring and ashamed of it . |
| 9 | We shall examine each of these four claims separately though recognising that they are inter-related and that there are also other claims for the undermining effects of social policy on economic growth — the poverty trap and its damage to incentives , the encouragement of a general attitude favouring leisure and pleasure rather than work and saving , the lack of enthusiasm generated for profit in a welfare state , and so on . |
| 10 | He is saying that he is not in favour of NATO 's present policy of maintaining adequate sub-strategic forces based in Europe and of ensuring that they are maintained and kept up to date . |