Example sentences of "[pron] not realise that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 2 | Stupid of me not to realise that here , also … |
| 3 | The sounds of shouting and gunshots might have alarmed Ianthe had she not realised that they were coming from the television programme in the basement . |
| 4 | Why do you not realise that it has to be stopped , and that you 're the ones to do it ! |
| 5 | Do you not realise that since I met you I — ? ’ |
| 6 | Instead of erroneously portraying the social charter as a formula for increased unemployment and as a dangerous capitulation to the trade unions , should we not realise that a policy of co-determination that gives employees a say and a stake in the running of their firms is the very reason why the economies of so many western European countries have been so successful ? |
| 7 | It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ? |
| 8 | Does he not realise that most er Hearts fans , and I 'm a Hearts fan are not Tories , he is , but most of the fans are not ! |
| 9 | Does he not realise that many Members on both sides of the House and many staff who work here have to eat morning , noon and night in those cafeterias , and that there is a desperate need to take on the services of people who are qualified and at the forefront of their field in this subject ? |
| 10 | Does he not realise that unless he is prepared to be more imaginative — for instance , with schemes for converting mortgages to rents — we shall not avoid in the new year thousands of families facing misery , a further plunge in house prices and serious damage to the economy ? |
| 11 | Does he not realise that his party is being slaughtered in Scotland ? |
| 12 | Does he not realise that his maybe will cost us ? |
| 13 | Does he not realise that uncertainty about Britain 's future in Europe will mean higher interest rates when the pound comes under pressure ? |