Example sentences of "[v-ing] that [pron] [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In this case , it is another way of saying that we wish to be governed neither by elected representatives nor by our own countrymen . |
| 32 | It is all very well saying that we learn from experience . |
| 33 | wilko knows about tore but leeds has shown no interest in him other than saying that they know about this player . |
| 34 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 35 | ‘ Using Moorsbus is one way of the public saying that they care for the future of the moors . |
| 36 | I will not list Frances ’ numerous qualities but content myself with saying that I know of no one who could fill her position as well as she … ’ |
| 37 | I know people have written saying that I look like a nun , or could have been a nun , but that 's the last thing I would want to be . |
| 38 | It goes without saying that you start with the bottom step , to prevent the concrete falling through to the one below . |
| 39 | From 30 June this year , all publicly listed companies will have to include a statement in their annual reports indicating that they comply with the Cadbury code of best practice ( see p 94 ) , or giving reasons for areas of non-compliance . |
| 40 | I become aware when parts of my body become tense and , more importantly , I know now how to ‘ relax ’ them , and when my body is saying that it has had enough I am able to leave things till tomorrow instead of insisting that they have to be done today . |
| 41 | The old lady would have walked back to her villa , but Miguel stopped her by closing the door , and insisting that she wait for a golf cart . |
| 42 | Assuming that you have to ‘ go it alone ’ , it is highly recommended that the model be fitted with floats , or some form of training undercarriage . |
| 43 | I 've had three letters now , one from David , one from you and one from Beeston all assuming that I seem to be dealing with this subject , erm it 's a Beeston commitment |
| 44 | So we find , by the end of the fourteenth century , that persons are directing petitions to the Chancellor , claiming that they have at least a moral right to the benefit of these uses , and begging him to give them help against the legal owner who is setting up his Common Law rights against them . |
| 45 | The argument from analogy concedes the first half of this but denies the second , claiming that we have at least some evidence to the contrary . |
| 46 | Jobs with the bigger practices have practically dried up , so we 're finding that we have to be much more flexible in the type of experience we 'll accept — a year working on a site for Wimpey , for example . ’ |
| 47 | Mr Blunt , am I right in thinking that you deal with Philippine affairs for the International Monetary Fund ? |
| 48 | So we 're not proposing that you turn off the mainframe on Friday and turn on your Unix or open systems machines with your database on it on Monday . |
| 49 | So we 're not proposing that you turn off the mainframe on Friday and turn on open systems on Monday . |
| 50 | The other causes lie in the readers alone : the habits of thought and feeling that they bring with them to the text , which distort or block their response to it . |
| 51 | Up to recently , scientists have tended to shy away from such questions , feeling that they belong to metaphysics or religion rather than to science . |
| 52 | Individuals are thus faced with a cost in terms of the time and effort spent on ensuring that they keep in money form only the amount required to cover their day-to-day transactions . |
| 53 | Otherwise the Snotlings will keep pace with their nearest neighbours , ensuring that they remain within 12″ . |
| 54 | The purpose of this policy is twofold , first as a means of achieving a more effective link between education and employment so that school leavers are old enough to take up productive work when they leave school , secondly as a means of offering a basic education to a greater number of the nation 's children and ensuring that they stay at school to complete it . |
| 55 | Shareholders will have to give approval to any defence measures taken before the takeover bid , ensuring that they decide on any defence measures only with full knowledge of the conditions of the bid . |
| 56 | During the entire voyage the large portions of the aircraft will be cover with Polymax film to protect them from damaging sunlight and moisture , ensuring that they arrive at their new home in pristine condition . |
| 57 | This can be achieved by ensuring that we fall within the exemption contained in Section 60(1) of the Companies Act , which states that an offer or invitation is not to be treated as made to the public ‘ if it can properly be regarded , in all the circumstances , as not being calculated to result , directly or indirectly , in the shares or debentures becoming available for subscription or purchase by persons other than those receiving the offer or invitation , or otherwise as being a domestic concern of the persons receiving and making it ’ . |
| 58 | This problem is , of course , easily avoided by ensuring that you stick to one particular font imaging system throughout the production process ; eg PostScript or Bitstream — never a mixture . |