Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector adds that he thinks that ’ the Force was in a parlous state in 1990 . ’ |
| 2 | It matters because it means that a trust can be construed even from words which look rather unpromising . |
| 3 | Other hospitals will also bring their rubbish to be burnt in Gloucester — the hospital says that it hopes that as far as local people are concerned waste wo n't now be a dirty word . |
| 4 | He says that it shows that staff acted properly . |
| 5 | Although the Shorter Oxford Dictionary says that it means that the person has drunk ‘ intoxicating liquor to an extent which affects steady self-control , ’ it is arguable that the person must have taken intoxicating liquor to excess so that he has lost the power of self control . |
| 6 | She says that she hopes that in the end another by-pass scheme will result from the conference . |
| 7 | She says that she thinks that once she 's back in the States , her husband will continue to harrass her . |
| 8 | He says that he hopes that whoever buys the site will realise the historical significance of ths site and at the same time maintain the buildings . |
| 9 | He says that he hopes that there will be a meeting of minds on how to deal with traffic problems . |
| 10 | He also says that he fears that he and his family , as members of the Bengali community , would be in danger of racial harassment if they lived in Carradale House , and this he supports with an affidavit on the subject of such harassment sworn by a former employee of his solicitors . |
| 11 | Is that what the Prime Minister means when he says that he believes that Conservatives want to use the national health service ? |
| 12 | Pooh only believes what Rabbit says because he believes that Rabbit believes it too . |
| 13 | I 'm disturbed with what Phil says as he argues that we should trust staff but we would not like them knocking on doors . |
| 14 | This occurs when he discovers that his beloved Caesar has been murdered . |
| 15 | Notwithstanding this provision , it is often of some reassurance to a purchaser from the husband if the wife is joined as a party to the contract or to a separate consent to sale form ; this confirms that she knows that vacant possession is to be given and the land charge is to be cancelled and can contain a specific release by the wife of her rights in the property as from the date of sale . |
| 16 | She would , however , have preferred to show a more balanced programme and hopes that in the future more teachers will offer class displays because she feels that class members prefer to see work they can identify themselves with , as well as the more advanced and unusual aspects of our work . |
| 17 | Indeed at times it appears that she thinks that this liberation progresses from age to age ( though in correspondence she tells me that she thinks that the conclusion to history may well be that we annihilate ourselves ) . |
| 18 | It is believed , as already mentioned , that one of the greatest pleasures for a child comes from the security it feels when it knows that it is loved , and it is the ability to withhold manifestations of that love for a little while , or threaten so to do , that provides a non-violent means of securing acquiescence when it is required . |
| 19 | So they stand cheerfully by the carriage window revealing in loud voices the personal secrets of the wretched traveller , who winces as he realizes that he has to travel two hundred miles with a carriage full of strangers who know his family history , how prone he is to chills if he wears a damp vest , what he has to do when he arrives at his destination . |
| 20 | So the apparently boundless diversity of plant life disappears when one recalls that all plants are composed of carbon , hydrogen , oxygen , nitrogen and a few less important elements , and that chemically there is little difference between a daisy and an oak tree . |
| 21 | Is that what the Prime Minister means when he says that he believes that Conservatives want to use the national health service ? |
| 22 | And erm I remember I remember that boy you know when goes when he goes that was so funny . |
| 23 | Someone who claims that he knows that p is claiming that if p were not true , he would not believe it and if p were true he would believe it . |
| 24 | Sir Christopher Prout , the leader of the Conservative MEPs , claims that it means that the ‘ higher levels ’ of government ( e.g. the EC ) should be ‘ subsidiary ’ to the ‘ lower levels ’ ( the national governments ) , a topsy-turvy explanation if ever there was one . |
| 25 | If A knows in advance that B ca n't come , then he is being deceptive ; but if he knows that B knows that he knows that B ca n't come , then he can not be interpreted as requesting at all ( utterance ( i ) might then be a joke , or if B is in an incapacitated ( say , inebriated ) state , perhaps a gibe ) . |
| 26 | But he was concerned to prevent the system becoming a greater burden than ever through malpractice of the sort which the Worcester monk Hemming reports when he says that estates were sometimes taken even when the money due had been paid on time . |
| 27 | Mr Clarke 's grasp of reality fails when he suggests that our most popular buildings pre-date architects and planners . |