Example sentences of "[vb infin] that [pers pn] did " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who had read Hans Christian Andersen 's ‘ The Little Mermaid ’ would know that they did not and could not — not unless they married a mortal , as with Lúthien . |
| 2 | Do n't know that they did any , Victorian |
| 3 | She would tell Robert that and let him know that she did n't need to be treated as though she were completely helpless . |
| 4 | If you lied so badly about yourself , how can I know that you did not lie about your innocence ? |
| 5 | So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one . |
| 6 | Ronald Chalmers 's term of office as vice-chairman had been a year only , he said , and he had made it know that he did not want to be considered for an office-bearer 's position . |
| 7 | It 's just that we did n't know that I did n't hear what she said . |
| 8 | ‘ I did n't know that I did . ’ |
| 9 | What did they know that I did n't ? |
| 10 | ‘ Then let's trust that they did n't see you . |
| 11 | Do you honestly think that they did all ? |
| 12 | And if that is so , then I revert to the considerations already stated which as a matter of construction make me think that it did so legislate . |
| 13 | Often they will comment that they did it deliberately , for some poor reason or other , or say that they could , of course , have touched down earlier if they had really tried . |
| 14 | I found that interesting because it appears that the Minister does not know how many doctors made a claim that was above the amount of the reimbursement schedule or , if he did know , he was unwilling to tell me , so I must presume that he did not know . |
| 15 | You 'd much prefer that I did n't . ’ |
| 16 | Demand for prospectuses has been such that an Independent scribe seeking a Warburgs telephone number for publication was told the firm really would prefer that it did not appear in print . |
| 17 | ‘ How could I explain that I did n't have the money to go ? |
| 18 | Following a low fat diet in the long term would certainly ensure that they did not regain all they had lost so far . |
| 19 | ‘ He told them to leave the house immediately and it would appear that they did not take him seriously but laughed when he said this . |
| 20 | But , as BA president John Hitchin at the a.g.m. the following morning declared himself ‘ gobsmacked by Roy Davey 's appalling statement of policy at HarperCollins ’ , it would appear that he did not succeed . |
| 21 | It does not appear that she did try . |
| 22 | You know so it was something that erm I did n't really feel that we did . |
| 23 | Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive . |
| 24 | What did it matter that she did n't know what to say to him ? |
| 25 | ‘ Even my good friend Shallot could not swear that I did not slip out of my chamber to commit this dreadful act . ’ |
| 26 | A few moments ago I could swear that you did n't hate me . ’ |
| 27 | But I 'd rather if you did n't mind that you did go in and sort it out cos she said well put a cheque in the envelope with the standing order form but I mean |
| 28 | I can claim that I did , and that I never breached that trust , assuming that I had any information of a sufficiently intriguing character to make it worthwhile betraying a friend . |
| 29 | The impulse was so strong that she could hardly believe that he did not feel it too . |
| 30 | I ca n't remember that we did actually . |