Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [that] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Where the summons has been so sent by post and returned to the court office undelivered , notice of non-service ( N 216 ) is sent to the plaintiff saying that he may request bailiff service . |
| 32 | This caused some wrangling which delayed the continuation of the pursuit , and ended in von Keller conceding that he would divide the spoils in a safe place to ensure safe division . |
| 33 | The following day three main militias ( the LF , the PSP and Amal ) issued statements saying that they would withdraw . |
| 34 | She could not see why her mother wanted her , nor what she expected her to do in Northam , and whenever she mentioned the subject to others they exclaimed in horror , commiserating with her , telling her that she must be firm , never for half a moment assuming that she could or would really do it . |
| 35 | He made a powerful intervention claiming that we must know where we are before we can take decisions , or we shall be paying twice — once in respect of the negotiations and then for the GATT round . |
| 36 | The views of members of parliament have no weight in law , and in spite of the Minister 's assurances and the weight of legal opinion declaring that there should be no problem for librarians , some local authorities might still be cautious : |
| 37 | The only other alternative would be for the court to disregard one of the clauses and hold that one party had , by conduct , accepted the other party 's terms and waived its own , including the provision providing that it should not be taken as accepting any other terms . |
| 38 | It is one of civil politeness with the inn keeper realising that he could not beat Turnour in a fight and so he is prepared to bend under Turnour 's will as shown by his ‘ almost ’ friendliness when telling Turnour about his house and his asking of when Turnour would like to eat . |
| 39 | Sir Peter Imbert , the Met Commissioner , has written to Met officers warning that he would take proceedings under the Official Secrets Act against police who break an internal discipline code which prohibits ‘ improper disclosure of information ’ . |
| 40 | Back channel behaviour , which can also include nods and sentence completions is used when a participant wants to indicate to the person speaking that he should continue . |
| 41 | It was interesting to hear DOL on the Radio the other night commenting that he would n't feel any emotion walking onto Higbury pitch wearing Leeds colours . |
| 42 | When we reached the house , however , he rummaged about in the office for a while complaining that he could never find anything on Dee-Dee 's days off and eventually brought a paper into the dining-room , plonked it on the table and instructed me to sign . |
| 43 | Is the right hon. Gentleman saying that he would give a commitment on any terms less than those that we are prepared to give ? |
| 44 | Is the hon. Gentleman saying that he would not give it the limited powers of disposal available in clause 4(4) ( b ) ? |
| 45 | For example , a male prisoner may receive a letter from his wife saying that she wo n't bring their children to see him anymore . |
| 46 | Well I got home , I got everything all sorted out , Gary even left a message on the answerphone saying that he 'd be home round about half past two and that |
| 47 | Yet after 10 years in operation at the Eastman Kodak Company , satisfaction with the process remains high for idea originators , with over 90% of those responding to surveys indicating that they would continue to use OI . |
| 48 | 25–8 A party of young and old people came to Port Ellen from Ardbeg for the day knowing that they should return on the " Islay " on its way to Port Askaig . |
| 49 | In August 1824 Hickman produced a pamphlet entitled A Letter on Suspended Animation , containing experiments showing that it may be safely employed during operations on animals , with a view of ascertaining its probable utility in surgical operations on the Human Subject , addressed to T. A. Knight Esq . |
| 50 | Lyman ( 1883 ) was unsure of the identity of this species and assigned it to Ophiacantha thinking that it might be a juvenile O. anomala . |
| 51 | At gym lessons I needed to organise my changing routine so that I could take off my outdoor shoes , slip my feet immediately into my gym shoes and , even before I tied my gym-shoe laces , put my outdoor shoes into my satchel hoping that they would stay there throughout the lesson . |
| 52 | Gives general guidance on conditions stressing that they should only be imposed where necessary , reasonable and enforceable . |
| 53 | In 1938 Lewis took a job in a Welsh secondary school , but could see the shadow of war approaching and worried over the problem of pacifism : ‘ I have a deep sort of fatalist feeling that I 'll go . |
| 54 | I remember mum saying that I must not let anyone near the suitcases or accept a parcel to take with me and post it when I got to our destination . |
| 55 | He threw himself down on the bed with his head on my stomach , groaning , and between the groans saying that he would be a good husband in future , he honestly would , he adored me , he was very ashamed and only hoped I could forgive him . |
| 56 | He is now thought to have rejoined the Labour Party , and to have composed an ‘ open letter ’ to Neil Kinnock hinting that he should be helped to find a suitable constituency . |
| 57 | The US Federal Trade Commission 's investigation of Microsoft Corp has had an air of unreality about it , with few people imagining that it will come to anything very much or lead to any significant change in the market , but now that the thing may be coming to a climax , what are the possible outcomes ? |
| 58 | This attitude can lead to older people believing that they can not seek advice about their sexual needs and feelings . |
| 59 | Reports from America offer numerous examples of users who get trapped in repeated , compulsive administration of the drug giving rise to incidents usually associated with bad acid trips , with people believing that they can fly or attempting to get out of moving vehicles . |
| 60 | And in view of the information he had when he went to London for a meeting last Wednesday and that was when he consulted with other people deciding that he should offer a nought percent increase . |