Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When something goes wrong , I find the quickest way to make matters worse is to launch in with my own fury , or insist that they repair the damage MY way . |
| 2 | Even if you are resorting to it out of nervousness or fear that you have bad breath it will create a very negative impression on the interviewer . |
| 3 | We expect , or say that we expect , that individuals will be appointed to social offices of all kinds in their individual capacity and on the basis of their individual merit . |
| 4 | If , when you do , the neighbours think you are being anti-social explain or say that you have a passion for climbing roses or clematis , or make some other excuse if you wish to be polite . |
| 5 | Even making allowances for these factors , a person might be insulted if the actor makes it plain by his words or conduct that he holds in contempt those ( including the victim ) who do not share his point of view . |
| 6 | She did n't see any place or object that she recognised . |
| 7 | The qualities that are disapproved of are ones they do n't think they have , or consider that they keep under control . |
| 8 | These eagles would not know what a zoo was , or believe that he had escaped from one in a place where no eagles lived naturally . |
| 9 | You do n't want to be the one who tells your boss that er a production line has broken down again or y'know that they 've failed to meet their sales targets for the third month running , whatever it is , okay ? |
| 10 | Erm but I intend to er contact them again and say to them , Well you know I 'm still here and should you hit problems or find that you 've just lost one of your erm staff who were providing the kind of services that I do , do n't forget that I 'm still here . |
| 11 | If you allow more than one or two days to elapse you may either lose your nerve , or find that you have missed your opportunity , or you might give the prospective employer the impression that you are not really interested . |
| 12 | And used to happen twice a year and erm sometimes somebody 'd remember my birthday or find that I had my birthday or and at Christmas time we used to get some money . |
| 13 | If we find or feel that we have n't got sufficient information to make a proper recommendation as seems likely than again we will report accordingly but there are implications obviously on that . |
| 14 | One of the commonest letters of complaint or query that we receive covers the topic of out-of-date test kits . |
| 15 | If this conviction arises through my preaching , it is frequently through some phrase or thrust that I had not intended . |
| 16 | Calling all pensioners … with a message from welfare officer Sheila Redmond : ‘ If any retired employees are in need of advice or help that they think I could offer , they only have to ‘ phone me on . ’ |
| 17 | The next time you start your machine it will still show the lag or lead that it did before you tried to correct it . |
| 18 | You may need to spell them out or check that they have been understood . |
| 19 | I do not romanticise agony as a virtue , nor imagine that it makes me superior . |
| 20 | Our lawyers and judges will never turn off this mad process which , for them , is a fountain of dollars and a source of power : it is up to the Press to publicise civilised European libel procedures and insist that we get them too . |
| 21 | ‘ Very well , Miss Adams , I 'll give you the benefit of the doubt and concede that you do n't know why my sister needs her husband 's support so badly . ’ |
| 22 | At the age of 18 , Antony heard the passage of scripture that was to change his life : " If thou wilt be perfect , go and sell that thou hast , and give it to the poor " ( Matt. 19 : 21 ) . |
| 23 | Other such terms , for example free , as in ‘ then we were free ’ , certainly had reference to the past , but carried direct contemporary reference : a man would say of another , ‘ he is a free man ’ , and mean that he took no orders from a superior ; and a man ( asked about his own occupation ) might say with some pride that he was a ‘ free Zuwayi ’ ( zuwayi hurr ) , and imply his condition was closer to the old days than that of most of those he saw around him . |
| 24 | It would , she felt , atone for the things she had said and mean that she did not have to talk to Julia about them . |
| 25 | The fire was so small and mean that it gave no warmth at all . |
| 26 | Look me in the eyes , husband , and deny that you have n't had them ? ’ |
| 27 | There was a terrible urge within her to just run away and hide , curl up into a tiny ball and forget that she had made such a stupid , stupid mistake by allowing herself to fall in love with someone as ruthless and cold as Luke Denner . |
| 28 | Those aspects of the context which are directly reflected in the text , and which need to be called upon to interpret the text , we shall refer to as activated features of context and suggest that they constitute the contextual framework within which the topic is constituted , that is , the topic framework . |
| 29 | ‘ What do you bet she does n't come marching in here and suggest that you have a strong dose of Syrup of Figs ? ’ |
| 30 | Hugh 's mother , climbing out of her taxi with a zip bag full of baby clothes , heard the laughter and wondered if she should contact Hugh in wherever it was and suggest that he came home . |