Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 James II succeeded to the throne but the favourite illegitimate son of Charles II , the Duke of Monmouth , did not approve so he landed in the West Country and encouraged a Protestant revolt , but much of the public supported the King and the uprising was suppressed .
2 He will know that we propose for the sake of speed and practicality to use an existing valuation register , which everyone agrees exists and can be used .
3 If I could know that they fell into the hands of men of learning and curiosity , I should be more easy about them .
4 ‘ But no one can know that who breathes upon the earth . ’
5 If you take part you will be showing solidarity with the poorest nations in the world and letting governments everywhere know that you care about the environment and its undeniable rush to destruction .
6 " I did n't know that you worked in the Biology Department .
7 ‘ I do n't know that I care for the idea .
8 Now a ‘ searching for something ’ or ‘ exploring ’ theme crops up a great deal in drama and there are many teachers who do not recognise that what looks like a tense , exciting , well-focused structure may be no such thing .
9 She does n't sound too keen on him , though I do n't know if she counts as an enemy for our purposes .
10 Do n't know if you remember in the Old Testament , the book of genesis .
11 ‘ I do n't know if you know about the school , but — ’ I paused to give her a chance to answer .
12 So he he 's been up he 's one of type of dogs , he said like a human you would n't know if he went in the house they would n't know whether he was coming out with a double barrelled shot gun to shoot yourself or
13 But why , you 'd just forced the door open prior to arrest why do you wait until you got to the bedroom , indeed got the bedroom door open before shouting armed police .
14 They should chat until they come to a realistic agreement about a style that will suit her hair and lifestyle .
15 Lothian Highways can only survive if it operates as a TEAM .
16 There must be some height , call it h , such that an animal would just break its neck if it fell from that height , but would just survive if it fell from a slightly lower height .
17 Or do you wait till they tire of the taunting and go to release the victim when the coast is clear ?
18 And Graham claimed : ‘ Frank McLintock was a marvellous skipper — I should know because I played in the same team with him .
19 These cats look well cared for and I should know because I work in a pet surgery .
20 Although in some cases , part of the site may survive because it lies outside the area to be destroyed , more often the whole site disappears and only excavation records and finds are left .
21 He asked me whether I was a country person I asked what the qualifications were he said country born and bred , well I was born in Liverpool spent my childhood and early adolescence in rural Nottinghamshire , moved to Highfields , emigrated to the West Indies and now live in sub rural Blavey so I do n't know whether I qualify as a country person or not , but I 'd like to bet that I 've milked more cows by hand than he has if that 's any qualification .
22 I read — I do not know whether it came from the Department of Energy or from Conservative central office ; I suspect that it was the latter — that privatisation of the coal industry will drive a stake through the heart of Dracula , the leader of the NUM .
23 Father Barnes will know whether it belongs to the church and with luck there may be prints .
24 Well I 'd be happy to give you the name of the particular one but I do n't know whether it applies to the young .
25 Er I I do n't know whether you know about the Saar ?
26 And I 'm not sure , I ca n't remember which , I do n't know whether she started on the bottom or the bottom I 've a feeling she may be did n't start on the bottom actually
27 I would like to think you could perhaps mention to Peter if you see him in the next couple of days , I do n't know whether he pops into the office but we , it would be nice if you could if you could mention
28 Anthropologists , following Evans-Pritchard 's lead , have reacted against this way of seeing primitive , or non-literate , peoples , and maintained that they do not act as they do for the same reasons that neurotics act in Western society .
29 Daunton asks the searching question : ‘ did the private market as it existed in the decades before the First World War fall , or was it pushed ? ’
30 LITTLE did they know as they lazed by the pool that the roof was about to fall in .
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