Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did I not say that he was a good secretary ? ’ |
| 2 | Erm before we actually get down discussing this er submission can I just say that we do have another issue to talk about at er two o'clock this afternoon and therefore it means that our discussion will , on this topic , will have to terminate at one o'clock . |
| 3 | That was very planned , and , and on that subject of planned and set up clips , I know er it may be tempting for people to do that , er but can I just say that we , you just get a gut reaction for anything that 's planned , it might even be cleverly done , but you ca n't actually rationalise it , you just know if something 's not , not real , not , not accidental , so er I would n't really encourage people to , to do set up pieces . |
| 4 | Can I just say that I |
| 5 | Can I just say that I , I went to the meeting to do with local planning at Hall |
| 6 | And could I just say that I think that the issue of sustainability does also touch upon the need for the new settlement to be be located on a public transport corridor , preferably an existing public transport corridor , and I think again that argument for for s for somewhere where a rail link , preferably , could be provided , and that of course would tend to support all those factors tend to support a location on the Northern side of York rather than the Southern side of York . |
| 7 | Can I just say that I had figured four hundred million it is in fact four fifty . |
| 8 | Can I just say that I had figured four hundred million , it is in fact four fifty . |
| 9 | Can can I just say that I think it 's interesting that Mao 's sort of targeting the local tyrants and the erm the evil gentry I mean because you could , you could ar argue that basically the landlords are only trying to get a return erm which is , which is equal to what they can get if they invest all their money in or you know erm or whatever or big cities |
| 10 | Can I just say that my father who is eighty four , is caring for my mother er for the past eleven years , and we keep sort of saying well is it not time that she should maybe go into hospital ? |
| 11 | ‘ So before we go any further , could I just state that I am not personally responsible for burning any witches at the stake . ’ |
| 12 | Should I also anticipate that it was my duty to eradicate , not only the monster , but the author of monsters ? |
| 13 | Can I also add that it will also instigate centrally determined policing policies , very much akin to other government policies , particularly economic policies which have , as yet , done nothing to address the underlying causes of crime and there are fears and I 'm quoting here from the er the response made by the Association of Metropolitan Authorities , the Association of County Councils and the Association of District Councils that it could lead to a national Police force . |
| 14 | Are the effects I find specific to the chick — or even merely specific to the young chick remembering about a bitter-tasting bead — or can I legitimately claim that they illustrate some general principles about the mechanisms of memory formation ? |
| 15 | Could I therefore request that I be allowed to carry over 1 days in addition to the 9 days normally allowed ? |
| 16 | I mean let me not allege that you 're one of the worst , but you say ‘ Dear Motorists , erm may we congratulate you on the acquisition of your new vehicle . |
| 17 | Let me not suggest that he could not work freely and spontaneously when he chose , as we see in the late The Gipping from Blakenham , 1977 , a watercolour which displays admirable freedom as opposed to recklessness . |
| 18 | Of course , there may be those who would argue that the entrenchment of the middle ground in power would be a good thing that would lead to moderate government and stable policies , but let them not argue that it would also be fair or would give the majority of people what they wanted of government . |
| 19 | First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . |
| 20 | ‘ First of all , let me just say that everything I am going to tell you is the complete and absolute truth . ’ |
| 21 | It was a green scarf but let me quickly say that it was bereft of religious significance . |
| 22 | But do you somehow wish that you had been reunited with Richard Burton ? |
| 23 | Did she not understand that I would look after her , that 1 would see to it that she was safe and well ? |
| 24 | Did she not understand that she had no need to fight me , to defend herself from me ? |
| 25 | Could she not say that it had been her own choice to leave the Longhills , that they were not suited to one another ? |
| 26 | This is something which has been drawn to my attention on many occasions and would she not agree that there are many of us who very much regret the fact that so many parents er are find it difficult to exercise their right to vote , because there is so much opposition er at a local level from officials |
| 27 | ‘ Do you not think that someone suspected ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Do you not think that our women readers will be interested in what I have written ? ’ |
| 29 | Did you not think that your brother might be coming north soon ? |
| 30 | Do you not think that I mean the people who were saying keep them there they 're saying it adds something to what 's in the city centre do you not agree ? |