Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now we ought to acknowledge that the medium itself is no less suspect . |
| 2 | When we include uncertainty , er , we ought to acknowledge that farmers may behave not as profit , profit maximizers erm , but as profit satisfiers , and that 's reflected in their , in their risk-aversion . |
| 3 | I have consulted the most celebrated authors on comparative anatomy , but do not find any such structures of those parts described ; and as it is not known to you , I may presume that it has not been before taken notice of . |
| 4 | Sometimes , it is true , they must have been little more than what Marc Bloch described as ‘ l'endroit où on passe ’ ; but one may presume that efforts were made to drain long-distance roads and keep them clear of obstruction ; and kings and princes in several countries regarded the main roads as their roads . |
| 5 | In any field of employment a successful application depends to some degree on the applicant 's being seen to say and do what is expected during the selection process , and to this extent conventional selection methods can always be faulted for the way they may presume that words uttered on a form or in an interview are reliable indicators of future performance . |
| 6 | One may presume that the standard of living of both these groups was above the national average , and that this could have given them better resistance to disease than their poorer neighbours . |
| 7 | It may arise that the ultra vires transaction entered into by the company is one in which a director or some other person connected with the company has an interest . |
| 8 | Further problems may arise that are orthographical in origin : a. a familiar letter is used to represent a different sound , e.g. the letter " r " in English " rat " and Portuguese " rato " b. a letter is used but the sound is not pronounced , e.g. Spanish " h " as in " hoja — leaf c. a combination of letters is used to represent a single sound , e.g. final im in written Portuguese is pronounced d. a single letter is used to represent two sounds , e.g. in Portuguese the letter " x " is used for [ z ] in " exame " , and for [ s ] in " caixa " As your sounds get checked , decisions about phonemes made , and you 've compared the phoneme charts , you are ready to start putting some of the words from your check list into pronunciation drills . |
| 9 | We , however , may think that Hetty 's wicked wit was the best thing about her . |
| 10 | Some may think that a mere journalist has no right to hold views about such things . |
| 11 | Sheedy may think that Madden , after a club record 375 games and with more than 570 goals during his career , is perhaps coming towards the end of his tether . |
| 12 | You may think that there were quite a lot of us , but illegal hare coursers are not well known for verbal or physical reticence . |
| 13 | You may think that in a democracy you too can flick idly through ice-screws and ropes , but the moment you prod anything with an inquisitive finger , an assistant will leap on you with a quiz as to your standard of rock-climbing . |
| 14 | Some may think that you can not argue — far less , analyse — what is morally right : it is just a matter of personal feeling or common sense . |
| 15 | You may think that instead of increasing my catch I would have had to share what I caught with a companion . |
| 16 | You may think that I am too harsh and write with lack of sympathy for the children , expecting them to struggle with concepts which cause greater minds a great deal of thought . |
| 17 | But his fiancee may think that all time not allocated to necessities such as work should be spent together . |
| 18 | They may think that they are realistically aware of what they are letting themselves in for and what they need to know about each other 's strengths and weaknesses . |
| 19 | Now , you may think that as far as chorus , delay , flanging etc. is concerned , guitarists could probably write the book , being arguably the most effects-hungry musos on the planet , but when it comes to a studio environment do you know how much delay to add to a vocal part to make it sound really brill ? |
| 20 | You may think that gauge kits solve the problem of different makes and gauges of string , but as with everything else , nothing is so simple . |
| 21 | You may think that this risk is remote for major sovereign borrowers , but it has happened in the past . |
| 22 | Those Christians who belong to the sort of council of churches where passionate debates take place about atomic war , South Africa , police brutality , racism and urban decay may think that they at least are closer to the real action . |
| 23 | For instance , you may think that running a household and looking after your children is all in a day 's work ; however , the planning skills needed to do this could be a very useful quality to have in some jobs . |
| 24 | One may think that Tolkien was rightly pushing towards a clarification of his ‘ mythology ’ . |
| 25 | When they grow up they may think that power is about domination of others without regard to their needs , thoughts and feelings . |
| 26 | You may think that the advantages and benefits on offer are glaringly obvious — so obvious , in fact , that you do n't need to express them . |
| 27 | You may think that you have answers to all these questions , and no doubt you have . |
| 28 | You may think that thick and thin Ethernet differ in size , but the main difference between them is the ranges they can cover : a thick Ethernet cable can be 500m long , whereas its skinny relative can only manage 150m . |
| 29 | Even though we may think that in Britain we have had more than our share of industrial decay and change , the catalogue of proud names that were in the vanguard of German or American industrial might at the turn of the last century is very different from the list of those who are in front today . |
| 30 | Those whose main contact with violence has been through television or the cinema may think that in real life , just as in films , the hero or heroine 's story ends when their ordeal is over . |