Example sentences of "that [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essence of his difficulty was that time and change imply that the same thing can have contradictory properties — it can be , say , hot and cold , depending on the time — and this conflicted with the rule that nothing can possess incompatible attributes . |
| 2 | Although there are girls who talk glibly of how they intend to reach the top of the women 's professional game by the age of 25 , and from there move on to marriage and a family , the Solheim Cup served as a salutary reminder that no-one should expect quick results . |
| 3 | I have n't given her a hint that I might have Nazi sympathies . ’ |
| 4 | I think that I would like those considerations borne in mind by Mr when he 's doing his report , and I 'd like us to have a very open view about what we do with the County Farms . |
| 5 | But having read them , it is first of all possible that I may have some queries on them . |
| 6 | One option might be that I 'll produce some slides . |
| 7 | It follows that I must translate those conclusions into figures . |
| 8 | I mute them so that I can switch two wirelesses on at the same time , because if you have two on together they screech . |
| 9 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 10 | Please let me know at least two days in advance so that I can make other arrangements . ’ |
| 11 | Only , I think , in so far as I 've seen so many pictures over the years that I must have picked up some knowledge and a sort of an overview of what there is in English art , so that I can make better comparisons . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'd like to think that I can offer useful opinions on other positions , and that I would n't be confined to just the back row , ’ he said . |
| 13 | She can try them on then , so that I can do any alterations that are necessary . |
| 14 | ‘ The men think that I can do disappearing tricks , too ! ’ thinks Carl . |
| 15 | It seems strange that I can spend ten times as much on a Fender product and be provided with none of this ! |
| 16 | Any of my old school friends in Wallingford that know me er well they 'll just never believe that I can run 26 miles because I do n't know if when you were at school , but when er when we used to have a cross-country run I was the one at the back and usually the P E instructor used to go round and whack us with a slipper , you know the slow ones and I was unfortunately one of those , but er now I 've been running with the Bicester Road Runners for what 2 years , er half , I 've done a few half marathons , nothing anywhere near 26 miles , I 've , my furthest run until yesterday was 16 miles , and yesterday , injured , with a bandage round my knee , I managed 18 miles , and I 'm pleased to say it 's still holding out and I 'm quietly confident that I 'm going to complete this , and like I say , if I can er well , just get the local businesses in Bicester interested and to support me , I say however small , just a , you know , if they , a penny a mile from just a few of the businesses in Bicester and , well , the Bible school could have , you know , a few pounds coming to them , which I 'm sure they 'd be , you know , greatly received . |
| 17 | I have my camera with me so that I can take some photographs . ’ |
| 18 | I ca n't assume from my background that I can trust all theories any more than all accountants or all lawyers . |
| 19 | Later I put one on the wall of my study so that I could watch these changes in my appearance . |
| 20 | One such person was John Curran , a producer at ITN , who had already demonstrated his kindness by giving me an answering machine so that I could screen any calls from the press . |
| 21 | I put the receiver down for a moment so that I could take two hands to the strawboard . |
| 22 | In his speech , Charles praised my ‘ sterling contribution ’ to the school and shortly after it Paul came up to me and made the touching suggestion that I should give some classes in the summer term — if I was still free . |
| 23 | By this time she had decided that I was utterly irresponsible ( in spite of my record toast-making ) , and she said that I should wear warmer clothes . |
| 24 | Subject to that er amendment is it your wish that I should sign those minutes as a true record of that meeting ? |
| 25 | He pointed out that , as Production Manager , my work should be supervisory and that I should encourage younger producers by dividing all my shows between them . |
| 26 | ‘ I told him this was a murder investigation , that I 'd adopt other methods to trace his employer . |
| 27 | It was , I thought , the last time that she would make sarky remarks about a fellow medium 's performance . |
| 28 | He said the terms should run concurrently so that she would serve four years . |
| 29 | Again we assume that she would have young children , children who would normally be expected to be living with her . |
| 30 | She remembered the doctor telling her , as gently as he could , that it was unlikely that she would have more children , and the shocked look on her husband 's face when he heard the news . |