Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The patrols are expected to react to these , and an umpire accompanies them to see that there is fair play . |
| 2 | They bring respectability to industry in the eyes of young people and allow them to see that work can be rewarding , interesting and challenging . |
| 3 | Their emphasis on the absolute centrality of heterosexual experience made it impossible for them to see that purity feminism had anything to offer , with its emphasis on celibacy , and its view of sex as male-defined , vicious and depraved . |
| 4 | The objectives give us a way of er measuring at the end of the course whether the course has achieved for you what you wanted from we 'll come back as I said to those this afternoon and and just review them to see that you got out of the course what you . |
| 5 | She wiped enough blood away for them to see that it was a clean cut , the edges easy for Miguel 's skilful fingers to pull together . |
| 6 | I mean that sort of yo er yo er , although , really you want them to see that cos they know what it 's about then , then they 'll read that , but , it would have been nice if that had of been darker |
| 7 | What I 'd like to do is to help them to see that they do n't need to give up on the computer , that they can actually be the master of it , although of course I do n't I 'm not suggesting that they become programmers — that would be to abdicate their function in another way — but certainly they can understand it , and I think of course it keeps coming back to this issue over and over again , an issue about education . |
| 8 | He occasionally drops a phrase to provoke a smile from the soft cheeks of ladies and gentlemen , and to make them think that they could say the thing better … |
| 9 | They will have suggested topics which will bind the poor as a class together ; topics which will excite them against the rich ; topics the discussion of which in the only form in which that discussion reaches the ear will be to make them think that some new law can make them comfortable … — that Government has at its disposal an inexhaustible fund out of which it can give to those who now want without also creating elsewhere other and greater wants . |
| 10 | As a result , I reacted in front of the jury in a way which may have made them think that , in fact , the defence had nothing to lose by disclosure of the statement . |
| 11 | He let everyone think that he was calling from his own area , and not from the middle of their territory . |
| 12 | ‘ You want me to confirm that something you feel is all right is truly all right , ’ said the counsellor . |
| 13 | This echoed the view of a number of solicitor respondents , one of whom argued that sole practitioners should be required to change their accountant annually ; whilst others said sole practitioners should be prohibited from instructioning sole practitioner accountants . |
| 14 | But maybe cos there was no opportunity , they did n't see there to be I mean like they did n't know any better but as soon as , I mean things are rapidly changing they 're given the opportunity to erm I mean through the struggles to actually take charge of the conditions and to gain so some material and perhaps there was beginnings of them seeing that well perhaps we ought to look more to this sub-culture and to erm |
| 15 | But further acquaintance with the latest model forces me to acknowledge that the 1993 Applause is a well-equipped and well-finished machine . |
| 16 | Before doing this they had first made enquiries about the car 's history from its previous owner and learnt nothing suggesting that the odometer reading was false . |
| 17 | During a visit to Portugal on Jan. 14 Levi held talks with the Foreign Ministers of Angola and Cape Verde , both of whom announced that diplomatic relations with Israel would soon be established . |
| 18 | Let me emphasize that , so far as Andrew and I were concerned , it was a love-match . ’ |
| 19 | Let me emphasize that there is nothing wrong in comparing local authority figures for numbers of children placed ‘ home on trial ’ . |
| 20 | Ask them to confirm that they do mean we 've got to bridge as opposed to ferrying . ’ |
| 21 | George was a Sheffield man , and proud of it , accent and all , although everyone agreed that if George was dressed in a loincloth and turban he would make a very impressive hillman of the Khyber Pass , with his dark hair and very tanned skin . |
| 22 | Everyone agreed that the result was most successful . |
| 23 | Baron of Buchlyvie was brought into the ring and everyone agreed that it looked magnificent . |
| 24 | Everyone agreed that this was a sensible decision , with the exception of growers from the more outlying districts , in particular the Midi , who had a vested interest in selling to Champagne and who would certainly be excluded . |
| 25 | One or two people had felt afraid of the head noises , and everyone agreed that there was a need to have tinnitus explained and that professional workers , such as occupational therapists , lip-reading teachers , general practitioners and so on should be aware of the effect of tinnitus and the reality of the complaint . |
| 26 | And everyone agreed that the swinging couple had a ball at the London nightclub . |
| 27 | The other score — of damage to sons , property and livestock — was never calculated , but the injuries sustained were not considered excessive , and everyone agreed that it was one of the best hurling matches they 'd seen in several years . |
| 28 | Everyone agreed that the loss of eyesight was a consequence of the animals taking up residence in an environment with no light , but the Lamarckians argued that the inherited effects of disuse provided a better explanation of the process than natural selection . |
| 29 | Everyone agreed that the Gorbachevs were lovely people . |
| 30 | Everyone agreed that the Gorbachevs were lovely people |