Example sentences of "to [pron] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | it took some time before it was explained to them that the French pronunciation of GPT sounded just like ‘ J'ai pété ’ which , as all you Europhiles no doubt know , means ‘ I have broken wind . ’ |
| 32 | It is naturally important to them that their children and grandchildren should know what life was like when they were young , and although younger people may not realise it at the time , a knowledge of their own family history and the characters that made it can be valuable to them , too , if they are to understand themselves and their own lives . |
| 33 | It became apparent to them that the Masai did not wander haphazardly about , ignorantly destroying grazing and oblivious to the control of cattle disease , but had an indigenous system of pasture management and far more understanding of the nature of cattle disease than settlers , and even the Veterinary Department , supposed . |
| 34 | It followed , too , from the assumptions that the British made about the Masai 's conservatism , it appearing self-evident to them that because the Masai were so conspicuously uninterested in Western civilization they were in all respects content with the status quo ; so closely were Westernization and agitation linked in the administrative mind . |
| 35 | I do help if I can , but I also point out to them that the help is to members of the ( and I send them details and a membership application form — but this rarely has any effect ; I do n't even get an acknowledgment as a rule ) . |
| 36 | Hamer USA told me when I spoke to them that this is a custom option and not featured on the standard Sunburst models . |
| 37 | It was obvious to them that the word circle had sinister implications . |
| 38 | ‘ I missed London desperately but I needed my clients here to sit up and and take notice of me and prove to them that I am fit , healthy and looking good again . |
| 39 | If their naivety is to be believed , they 're in for more painful disillusionment when someone can bear to break the news to them that the tooth fairy does n't exist and that the singing Madonna is no virgin . |
| 40 | Though he may say things to them that have no exact parallels in Scripture , his word does not contradict Scripture , neither does it have the same normative quality . |
| 41 | Leaving aside any suspicion that people might tend to agree with any suggestion put to them that they should have more information , how helpful can this information be in practice ? |
| 42 | And finally two Ayr police officers said that a shelved 1969 report showed they had picked up a man ‘ of slight build and a Glasgow accent who said his name was McGuigan or McGuinness ’ some 600 yards from the Ross bungalow in the early hours of the morning of the murder and dropped him at the bus station ; and they now declared from photographs recently shown to them that the man was William McGuinness . |
| 43 | It proves to them that it is their situation which defeats them , not themselves , and there is nothing that anyone can do about it . |
| 44 | The Oral Replacement Workers had not explained to them that this would be the case , ie. that the lobon-gur solution only treats the dehydration and malnutrition resulting from diarrhoea rather than the purging itself . |
| 45 | THE French love to smoke and it will come as a shock to them that they can no longer enjoy their Gauloises cigarettes in public . |
| 46 | It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master . |
| 47 | When it is pointed out to them that they have already been invited to say what they like , they become rather sheepish . |
| 48 | McKee suggests that it was important to them that they did not return to a pre-adult state of dependence upon their parents . |
| 49 | I am speaking now of its Belgrade side , of the old men in the Academy who wished to complete Serb history because it seemed to them that it had not been properly completed back in 1918 . |
| 50 | Is it just that I talk to them that they love ? |
| 51 | The misery of these people was indescribable when it seemed to them that all their efforts would be cancelled by war between their country and Germany . |
| 52 | How to explain to them that he was changed ? |
| 53 | When it was put to them that they were taking jobs away from men , many working-class women were prepared to agree that this was " not fair " . |
| 54 | You now explain to them that it is better thought of as an object with certain transformation properties under rotations . |
| 55 | As they approached the castle of Ballingolin , a figure on the south tower raised a hand to indicate to them that they had been seen and recognized . |
| 56 | As P had previously been cautioned , and also cautioned before interview on the further charge only half an hour before he came to write his statement , it might not have occurred to them that a further caution was necessary . |
| 57 | Ideally he should have indicated to them that there might be other reasons for failing to reply , other than guilt . |
| 58 | I explained to them that when you begin to acquire so much of a nation 's wealth , then you can not escape attention . |
| 59 | It seems that the guardian ad litem expressed some reservations about that decision to move the children in advance of the hearing , but by a letter of 24 January the father 's solicitors said that it seemed to them that the view of the guardian ad litem was ‘ quite wrong as a matter of law . ’ |
| 60 | ‘ Subject to the following provisions of this rule , the board may , in any case where it appears to them that it is desirable in the interests of investors , exercise any of the powers conferred by paragraphs ( 2 ) to ( 7 ) below . |