Example sentences of "[pron] that it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may , for example , think to ourselves that it would be very useful to ask a housewife if she works outside the house at all , and this sounds easy enough in our heads . |
| 2 | We shall be examining in due course how organization can make fullest use of books , materials , equipment and ancillaries ; we have reminded ourselves that it can also make fullest use of the many abilities in the staff room . |
| 3 | ‘ And envy them , or simply remind ourselves that it can be done ? |
| 4 | He reassured everyone that it would make no difference to the course he had set for himself . |
| 5 | ‘ The research results of the people who defined the structure of DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid — and others working in related fields suggested to me that it might be possible to identify specific genetic details in a newly fertilized human egg cell , since DNA is the substance of which genes are made . |
| 6 | As much of the sulphurous pungency of garlic is also eliminated through the skin , it occurred to me that it might succeed in gassing the squatters out ! |
| 7 | IT OCCURS to me that it might be as well to quote the time related charges or TRC that British Telecom should apply in making up bills for work , following last week 's item . |
| 8 | It occurred to me that it might after all have really been a child , from one of the cottages at the bay to the east ; someone who had come to help Maria . |
| 9 | It suddenly occurs to me that it might be pure insanity to take this loan . |
| 10 | It occurred to me that it might be Ruth Cohen again , but I could n't have been more wrong , for when I opened the door I found a young police constable standing there in his navy-blue mac wet with rain . |
| 11 | I am about to retort that I have no car , when it occurs to me that it might be something he wanted to find out . |
| 12 | This suggests to me that it may not always be the lack of children that causes the distress — I 'd watched them childless , enjoying life enormously — rather , it is the realisation that biologically , they will not now be parents . |
| 13 | It has been suggested to me that it may be the pommel of a knife or dagger , and that it is probably quite old . |
| 14 | One officer explained to me that it would not help their credibility nor their promotion prospects if they were too closely identified with investigations into the occult . |
| 15 | It seemed to me that it would be more advantageous to spend less on officials and more on medical supplies . |
| 16 | When voices started rising and violence seemed inevitable , Kalchu told me that it would n't be resolved for hours and , rather than waiting around in the cold on the off-chance of getting some meat , we might as well set out for home . |
| 17 | Nigel assured me that it would be more efficient than the wheel and produce considerably more electricity , and I had to be content with that . |
| 18 | ‘ But the vendor told me that it would stop anyone getting access to the computer ! ’ |
| 19 | And Merson revealed : ‘ The boss called me in on Monday and told me that it would be best if I played in the reserves on Tuesday rather than travel with the squad to Blackburn . |
| 20 | As time went on and Basil began showing me all of these things , it gradually came over me that it would be nice for the American people to see that English art was much more variegated and lively than just these big portraits . |
| 21 | Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind , and it seems to me that it would be impossible for one body to assume responsibility for measuring risks and assessing treatments throughout the whole of medical practice . |
| 22 | I had heard about the Dog Man before on my week-long journey from Kirk Yetholm towards Edale — travellers going north had told me as I journeyed south at first that the Dog Man was only three days ahead of me , then two days ahead of me , and then the final group of walkers had told me that it would n't be long before I caught him up . |
| 23 | Mr Bryant had suggested to me that it would be no bad thing to have your youngself aboard the Russell when we sail Sunday next , and I 've agreed . |
| 24 | Erm having produced that report and having erm er done the follow up on it , it does n't seem to me that it would be reasonable for the general assembly to expect that the Board would come back year after year with repetitions of what we 've already said , and that 's why the commissioner notices that erm we do n't report this year on child abuse . |
| 25 | I was deeply in love with Jean-Claude , and the difference between how I felt towards him and how I felt towards Helmut convinced me that it would have been dis-honest , even distasteful , to go on living my married life . |
| 26 | No , it 's your so-called devotion I 'm doubting and , if you 're honest , I think you 'll agree with me that it would n't weather a long separation . ’ |
| 27 | I specifically asked if this upgrade would be possible and they assured me that it would . |
| 28 | I now find that this computer is clearly inadequate for my needs and that despite the fact that Dixon 's staff assured me that it would support desktop publishing and graphics , I now discover that it is never going to produce the results I need . |
| 29 | I have been in correspondence with him since then and he tells me that it would not be possible to give enforcement ’ high priority ’ . |
| 30 | The procedures look fine for the purchase of one-off and novel items , but it occurs to me that it would save time and effort if we established ‘ preferred suppliers ’ for standard PCs , printers , and peripherals , so that we do n't have to obtain multiple quotes and give reasons for supplier choice each time we order an off-the-shelf system . |