Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [adj] [conj] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must be honest and say that I do n't think I 'll ever run that fast . |
| 2 | I continued to call and they said they had the matter in hand , but I must be patient and understand that the pressure of business was overwhelming . |
| 3 | Writing down certain words may be useful but remember that some deaf mothers may have limited written English and so may not fully understand . |
| 4 | In all cases drunkenness may be material as showing that the accused had not the intention which forms part of the essence of the crime charged . |
| 5 | This may be true but presupposes that the law in question is the one which will govern the contract , whereas the reality is that for every contract governed by that law there will be another contract governed by a foreign law with which the party concerned may be unfamiliar , which is in a foreign language he does not understand , and which , when put to the test , may prove demonstrably inferior not only to his own law but to the proposed uniform law . |
| 6 | Let's be honest and admit that any one of us would have found our patience being stretched a bit thin ! ! |
| 7 | For example , if we take those words there , I I hope that most of you can work out that that says , the cat , right , some of you can be difficult and say that you ca n't but I should think that most of you can . |
| 8 | May LJ accepts that no such list can be exhaustive and stressed that it was a matter of fact for the Industrial Tribunal to decide . |