Example sentences of "[prep] this [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was unsure about this but thought that the answer was probably no . |
| 2 | The council agreed that it is a matter for concern that the rates have increased by so much and I have been asked to write to Wyre Borough Council about this and to ask if they would consider paying the whole of the rates for public halls in rural areas as I understand some District Councils do . |
| 3 | At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council I was asked to write to you again about this and to suggest that you come and assess the situation on site with a view to arranging for a footway to be constructed . |
| 4 | Just a simple explanation will do , such as ‘ I 've thought about this and decided that I 'd better shut up and do most of the listening ’ . |
| 5 | Let us be adult about this and accept that , in view of the fact that even the very strictest diets suggest that you eat not much less than 1,000 calories daily , those three calories are n't going to make a jot of difference to your weight loss . |
| 6 | I questioned the bishop about this and found that the monument needed immediate attention but was not of a high priority and no funds were available . |
| 7 | The Daily Mirror conceded that the story was ‘ still corny , predictable and thin to the point of malnutrition ’ but believed that the lavish settings , its song-and-dance routines and the cast made up for this and added that Crawford ‘ brings a superb youthful energy to the role of the gawky , naive young clerk ’ . |
| 8 | There is a danger here in that some of the material contained in a past report may be outdated , so look out for this and revise where necessary . |
| 9 | Be prepared for this and ensure that you are close at hand with a reverse punch . |
| 10 | ‘ Could you zip through this and see if it 's OK ? |
| 11 | Mr. McGregor recognised the force of this and accepted that , had not statute intervened , the judges would have been likely to extend the English law of negligence to accommodate the requirements of justice . |
| 12 | He was not responsible for the dissolution of the monasteries , which was handled by Thomas Cromwell , though he heartily approved of this and hoped that the revenues would be used for education , and in particular for education of the new clergy . |
| 13 | After examining their specific areas , the working groups will help prepare initial discussion papers for wider public consultation , will consider the results of this and develop where necessary more specific proposals on which the DTI will issue a further consultation paper . |
| 14 | However , we can look at the obverse of this and state that 81 per cent live independently in the community . |
| 15 | here it does not , the sponsor must understand the effect of this and consider whether it is acceptable or not . |
| 16 | Can I just come back Chair , and I recognize obviously there is er , further work that 's going on with this and support that it does , but there is a case with the Parliamentary Ombudsman in discipline on this at the moment , so on the way in which it 's been handled by the Ministry . |
| 17 | He was delighted with this and said that he would send his advisers to see me — on a Sunday afternoon . |
| 18 | But what if the parent is not happy with this and believes that their child really ought to be doing more homework ? |
| 19 | Charles Frank looked into this and showed that the pion decay interpretation was correct , but it was in answering that question that Frank had his brainwave and stimulated a whole new field of research . |
| 20 | I had it in big letters — ‘ Father ’ Arrien ( the father in inverted commas ! ) will preach on the blasphemy of the Roman Mass on such and such an evening — and the priest of the town , he went up to the council and objected to this and said that Wylie 's a trouble maker . |
| 21 | I take no point on this except to say that normally ( and this case would probably have been no exception ) some documents and some items of information would be disclosable while privilege would be claimed in respect of others . |
| 22 | So they reckon that after about ten minutes if people have n't been involved we have n't thrown out a question or something like that people start thinking about other things and there 's been actually a bit of er analytical research on this that shows that people think about three things after about ten minutes they just switch off . |
| 23 | She smiled at this and said if I wanted a change I could knit up navy blue wool for the Royal Navy , which I did . |
| 24 | Nuadu glanced at this and saw that there might once have been verdant greenery , perhaps even a small forest . |
| 25 | The re , the rest , the rest of you look at this and see if he 's right . |
| 26 | Creggan was startled by this and wondered if in some way she understood that he had made a vow that if ever the chance came for them to escape he would place her freedom before his own . |
| 27 | As you can imagine we are intrigued by this and wonder if anyone has any knowledge of the ‘ Bread Ferry ’ . |