Example sentences of "[pron] [vb infin] that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll have a chance to come back on whether we have got the wrong impression on that , I mean I recall Mr Heselton 's quite clearly , but let me pursue that at a stage further if if we take that as our impression of what you have said collectively , and you are asked to make provision for nine thousand seven hundred dwellings , again collectively in the Greater York area , and I 'm addressing this question to the districts , what provision would you make in your districts of your district figure in the Greater York area ? |
| 2 | Maybe to lift guilt from bowed shoulders ; to put light and hope where there was deep-seated despair ; or to so simply and yet so vitally make them know that like any other human being , they are entitled to ‘ choice ’ — and actually have it . |
| 3 | Let me qualify that by saying … some Irishmen . |
| 4 | Did I think that under my house the gas lid from the propane tank had fractured , that gas was accumulating , that the pilot light was on ? |
| 5 | This was exciting enough , but little did I know that after noon how much more exciting hunting rabbits with a hawk could be . |
| 6 | How do I know that in choosing Direct Line I wo n't get into the same trouble ? ’ |
| 7 | Why should I assume that in combining imperatives with propositions about other persons I can afford to ignore , while taking for granted the analogizing on which the mere use of a common name depends , the operations of assimilating to and differentiating from myself without which the propositions would not even have their full meaning ? |
| 8 | Nevertheless , I was left to ponder whether to have healing or not to have healing , and so concerned did I become that in the end , a wise man from the Quakers was summoned to give a judgement of Solomon . |
| 9 | So do I divide that by five and then times it by ten ? |
| 10 | Nor do I believe that to be a good Christian you have to attend chapel or church every week , or even three times a year . |
| 11 | May I suggest that as an organisation creating and distributing warehousefuls of what turns into waste paper on a weekly basis you should keep your mouths shut . |
| 12 | Might I suggest that as a subsidised service has not been provided on at least five occasions , the County Council deduct an appropriate amount from their subsidy to Ribble Motor Services Ltd . |
| 13 | Trying to look positively at the situation , could I suggest that in future , passengers are advised/warned that they will need separate tickets if there is a possibility of them returning separately . |
| 14 | Well good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to welcome you to the R Y A's Annual General Meeting if I may call the meeting to order and may I propose that for those who 's convening the meeting printed on the front page of the annual report and accounts ninety , ninety one ninety two to be taken as read . |
| 15 | Can I say that as part of the budget discussions , this year and last year , the labour group went over all the services that the City Council provides with a fine tooth comb and argued out the case for all the spending that we then put forward in our budget . |
| 16 | Can I can I say that in my opinion that the county council 's current budgeting strategy which effectively imposes a two percent efficiency saving which I might add in figures come to something like one point five million erm is , is of concern but what is of greater concern is the further possibility of a four percent er reduction which is being sought in blocks of three percent and one percent next year for ninety four ninety five which is to the amount of two point eight million at the current prices will in my opinion decimate the present level of service provision in policing . |
| 17 | Can I , for the benefit of members opposite who , who always seem to believe that people on this side of the chamber are townies and do n't know anything about anything other than street lighting for the benefit of members opposite and for the public gallery outside , can I say that in my younger days , a million years ago , I rode with hunt . |
| 18 | ( For example , if a comparison of a new intervention is made with current practice , minimum practice , or doing nothing do I agree that in my setting the same comparison programme would apply ? ) |
| 19 | It just seemed easier to let everyone assume that at the time … ’ |
| 20 | I mean , it did make me realize that for large parts of a drama lesson when the kids were supposed to be working on their own they were n't probably doing an awful lot . |
| 21 | Damn you , how did you broadcast that through my shields — ’ |
| 22 | It does n't have to sound confrontational ; contrast ‘ I do n't understand what you 're talking about ’ ( sub-text : ‘ you are inept at talking ’ ) with ‘ I 'm sorry I 'm so dim [ mock disclosure — and quite appropriate in my opinion , given the indirect nature of conversation ] , but could you explain that to me again in plain English ? ’ ( sub-text : ‘ I 'm not understanding you , so can you say it differently ? ’ ) |
| 23 | Did you think that up yourself … |
| 24 | Do you think that at a time like this I am afraid of words ? … if he dies tonight there will always be a gulf at my side , a gulf into which I must never fall ’ ( p. 87 ) . |
| 25 | Do n't you think that at eight at eighty four you 'd be like to be chasing the girls with your wig on . |
| 26 | Geoffrey , discussions about the Common Market , for example , tend to be carried out using rational arguments based on economics and legal principles , but do n't you think that at the deepest level international relations depend on national characteristics ? |
| 27 | So , do you think that by making divorce possible so early on , that a lot of marriages that could be saved , will in fact er founder ? |
| 28 | Gay , do you think that in time we shall forget our old selves , and the things we used to do ? ’ |
| 29 | But do you think that in the fifties already this sort of trend was something |
| 30 | Do you think that in all schools the head always looked at all the reports ? |