Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may think also that it has a basic appeal to human nature , which means most others will accept it too once their minds are cleared of confusion and superstition . |
| 2 | The mystified motorist whose car has gone wrong may know only that it needs repair and that he should take it to a mechanic : his competence to deal with the matter may go no further . |
| 3 | I should explain here that I am one of two brothers — and that my elder brother , Leonard , was killed during the Southern African War while I was still a boy . |
| 4 | One should comment however that God in God 's unity , if we are speaking of monotheism , has in fact been conceived as male and not female ! |
| 5 | I should stress again that I am here concerned with meanings qua posited objective thought-contents of linguistic expressions . |
| 6 | I must explain here that , as neither Nigel nor I had religion , I had arranged the two speakers and then planned to say a few words myself , to thank everyone , in and out of sight . |
| 7 | Moreover , we should recognise soberly that none of these principles offers any significant protection to civilians , in the catastrophic event of nuclear war . |
| 8 | She knew that he was finding out from her what he needed to know testing her ; and that he must know surely that she allowed this , understood that it was happening . |
| 9 | " Great-grandfather , you must know already that I did all I could to stop Kim taking the gibbon , " he said , whispering aloud in the hope that his fervent words might be audible to his father and grandfather standing a few feet away . |
| 10 | When , however , they borrow them from other disciplines , they must expect either that the chronological fit is bad ( if they insist on matching the style ) or that the stylistic fit is bad ( if they match the chronology ) . |
| 11 | We must assume also that the number of the 1946 cohort alive on 1 January 1987 is 296 000 so that the total number of the cohort who achieved their 40th birthday was 296 000 + 580 . |
| 12 | We must assume either that Warnie 's memory exaggerated the virulence of her hostility to Jack 's conversion , or that there was some particular thing about it which affected her more than anyone else . |
| 13 | We must assume either that all chains between junctions are of equal stretched length or that there is some definable length distribution . |
| 14 | We must assume now that they know about our plan to attack Bremen , but not when or where we will strike . |
| 15 | Therefore , we must ensure tonight that there is a smooth transition between the old and new pay and conditions orders and that the provisions of the 1991 pay document will continue to apply in the case of contracts of employment entered into after 31 March 1992 , but before the new order giving effect to the 1992 pay and conditions document comes into force . |
| 16 | The conclusion to be drawn is that whoever decides funding criteria must believe either that the arts are irrelevant , or too low a priority , or that current arts practice is satisfactory ( Arts Education Forum , 1987 ) . |
| 17 | We must insist too that the authority of ‘ Be aware ’ is independent of practical advantages and disadvantages . |
| 18 | One must remember too that the authors of many of the changes we now see have been Conservative Secretaries of State . |
| 19 | Parents should understand however that the expectations they might have as a result of the parents guide are not based on anything other than an unrealistic and unreasonable demand being made upon schools without consultation and preparation . ’ |
| 20 | We must conclude then that , at the very least , a conditioned inhibitor is a stimulus having motivational properties that a latent inhibitor lacks ; only in a very restricted sense , therefore , can the latter be regarded as an instance of the former . |
| 21 | THE COST of comprehensive insurance premiums should drop now that one of the major insurance companies has followed General Accident and withdrawn from the ‘ knock-for-knock ’ agreement . |
| 22 | This , then , defines the extent of the stamina which your training programme must develop so that you are capable of maintaining a relentless and powerful onslaught for the whole bout . |
| 23 | Ideally , both father and son should attend so that they could discuss from a common base . |
| 24 | One should note however that Cauchy did not use the word group but talked rather of " a system of conjugate substitutions " . |
| 25 | You should note however that even if you check ( i ) for all positive integers up to , say , |
| 26 | In addition to all the differences which I have itemized in terms of age structure , family formation and lengths of generations , we should note also that the British population in the past was less racially and ethnically diverse , being almost exclusively white . |
| 27 | We should note here that Lyotard does not maintain that the unconscious does not signify but only that it does not signify like a language . |
| 28 | I should note here that there is a dispute between the parties , as to whether she would in fact obtain the grades necessary to take up that post . |
| 29 | Perseverance must prevail so that all your ferrets become proficient . |
| 30 | Second , again the suspicion must creep back that the exclusive concentration on the individual blinds one to the real business of government , which is to co-ordinate and control large populations . |