Example sentences of "[be] [adv] wrong [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , however , be totally wrong to assume that all apparitions are angels on assignment . |
| 2 | Although the depiction of an ancient building on a coin can not be taken entirely at face value , it would be equally wrong to conclude that the evidence of coins is worthless in reconstructing the architectural history of the ancient world . |
| 3 | But he said it would be quite wrong to say that the country 's history had been one long mistake since the revolution . |
| 4 | A well-known example is ‘ controversy ’ , which is pronounced by some speakers as and by others as ; it would be quite wrong to say that one version was correct and one incorrect . |
| 5 | Moreover , it would be quite wrong to conclude that in the above examples only the tones given would be appropriate ; it is , in fact , almost impossible to find a context where one could not substitute a different tone . |
| 6 | It would be quite wrong to suggest that the only influence on mate choice is relative familiarity . |
| 7 | Mr. Latham , for the plaintiff , submitted that it would be quite wrong to assume that the Act of 1976 has effectively satisfied the requirements of justice identified by Lamont J. He observed that our law of limitation leaves scope for a large number of claims still to be brought by plaintiffs born before 1976 . |
| 8 | But setting her misgivings about Tommaso himself aside , Caterina decided that she had been quite wrong to think that it was she who had caught his attention . |
| 9 | Where the phrenologists went wrong was to be too arrogant about their pronouncements ; they were also wrong to suppose that the human skull gives us much information about the brain it was designed to protect . |
| 10 | It is wholly wrong to suggest that it is the European Community alone which has difficulties with the agriculture dossier . |
| 11 | It is entirely wrong to assume that older women , who have been involved in employment during their lives , should experience retirement as any more or less significant than it is for older men . |
| 12 | It is thus wrong to assume that any one form can be ‘ more evolved ’ or ‘ better-adapted ’ than any other . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ It is totally wrong to suggest that up to 90pc of all equipment in special baby care units is provided by charity . |
| 14 | But it is still wrong to think that here research and higher education are one and the same thing . |
| 15 | It is also wrong to say that ‘ Esperanto has n't made it anywhere yet ’ . |
| 16 | This is quite the worst case I have ever heard of.It 's an outrage and proves that the government is quite wrong to claim that the health service is improving |
| 17 | First of all , your dealer is quite wrong to suggest that losing so many fish is normal for a new tank . |
| 18 | At length , with a sigh and in a conversational tone which did not match Dr Dunstaple 's oratory for effect , he observed : " Dr Dunstaple is quite wrong to suggest that there is an accepted treatment for cholera . |
| 19 | It is therefore wrong to assume that there is a widespread move away from the family care of dependent older people . |