Example sentences of "that [pron] [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of them would live more happily if they and the world remained in ignorance , and to try to achieve that I would give them the one gift I could . |
| 2 | I handed over my life 's savings and promised that I would give her the other nineteen and six before the year was up . |
| 3 | You will be relieved to hear that I shall spare you the details of these arguments on this occasion . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , you were always a fool , Neil , always — a fool to think that I would be content to live on nothing with a younger son and a fool to reject me now that I can give you the life which you ought to be living . ’ |
| 5 | Ada believed that nobody could grudge you the right to complain . |
| 6 | There was no way that she would give him the satisfaction of seeing her emerge later in the evening with puffy red eyes . |
| 7 | Now he was insisting that she should give him the dress she was wearing to pay off the debt . |
| 8 | Once they had spent an enjoyable week in Bath and on another occasion he had suggested going to Cornwall so that she could show him the house where she was brought up . |
| 9 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 10 | That 's the day that you 'll need me the most . ’ |
| 11 | And so that you could send them the information about it all , and then James is just talking into the camera , saying , oh I 'm really glad that this is happening , the band 's gon na be really happy , finally we 're on our way , bla bla , and then it ends . |
| 12 | However , I am doing as the Daily Mirror suggested , and am contacting you in the hope that you can give me the answer . |
| 13 | It 's not just the better the members that we 've got working in the Health Service , it 's about everybody in the room and everybody in the country who wants to use it and we 've got ta get it a bi a bit higher up on the agenda at this union and I hope Mick , that you can give us the confidence and give us the commitment , that that 's what we 're gon na get from this union . |
| 14 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 15 | Well I I I would say that if it comes to the attention of Social Services , that we would treat it the same . |
| 16 | Madam , I 'm gon na ask you to say in those circumstances that we should give him the maximum discharge . |
| 17 | We provide a platform for people to earn substantial money erm you know the only guarantee we give you is that we will give you the opportunity . |
| 18 | If you know of anyone interested in training , please let us know so that we can send them the details . |
| 19 | The other thing that we want from the client advertising client to make it a full deal so that we can pay you the thirty thirty percent commission is copy . |
| 20 | It means that we can guarantee you the very finest standards of organisation , care and comfort . |
| 21 | Oh yes , oh yes each side and er there , some , a few came round erm where it used to be the old picture house , a few came around up as far as Rushbrooks and erm further up towards erm now then The Central , there 's a school that they used to call it The Central but erm |
| 22 | instead of saying , telling the er insurance people that they 'd give them the bills and they could pay them as they came in , he said they 'd got a lump sum . |
| 23 | ‘ … entreat for me Ephron the son of Zohar , that he may give me the cave of Machpelah , which he owns ; it is at the end of his field . |
| 24 | I 'm not saying that he will get it wrong or that he 'll lose you the money , but that 's the responsibility of . |
| 25 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 26 | When those arrested threatened the lord mayor that they would inform the King how they were dealt with , he defiantly replied that he would save them the trouble and do it himself . |