Example sentences of "to [v-ing] that [pers pn] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | These experiments do not support the notion that poor readers are unlikely to use context when reading , and go some way to suggesting that it is the poor readers who rely on context to aid their weak word-recognition skills . |
| 2 | During the many weeks of my father 's hospitalization , I often came close to accepting that he was on his way . |
| 3 | However , I shall confine myself to believing that it was an unintentional consequence . |
| 4 | Perhaps in her company you fade psychologically — you are so used to believing that she is more attractive that you cease to believe in your own abilities . |
| 5 | Some gave him their life history , then came round to saying that they were in bed , in the back of the villa , in the bath , already gone to work . |
| 6 | When rights of conquest or hereditary rights had placed two or more territories under a medieval ruler , he was quite accustomed to finding that they were ruled under different constitutions and he would not think of trying to impose a uniform system of government on them ; Queen Elizabeth had rights and duties in England that were rather different from the rights and duties she had in the Channel Islands , which were all that was left of William the Conqueror 's Norman territories , and it was perfectly natural for each new English acquisition overseas to be won on terms that differed from what had happened previously . |
| 7 | He went on : ‘ Before any particulars are entered on the computer , they are carefully checked with a view to ensuring that they are accurate and , where information has been received from individuals , that it has not been furnished maliciously ’ . |
| 8 | Legal & General is committed to ensuring that you are treated in a well-informed manner … with fairness , with courtesy and with a respect for your insurance needs . |
| 9 | Freedom to protest in public would be less meaningful if the police were not committed to ensuring that it was unimpeded within the Queen 's Peace . |