Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of all this secrecy , I happen to know that it takes the form of a humorous catalogue of my supposed states of mind , arranged from one to ten like the Beaufort Scale . |
| 2 | She was flying , just within the still pocket of air , but enough to know that she had the power . |
| 3 | To know that he knew the truth at last . |
| 4 | I only mentioned it because I want you to know that I realise the problems we 're facing — and that I 've got plans to put us back on our feet . |
| 5 | The emphasis was now to be increasingly on service , given to and paid for by the state , which assumed the right to appoint its commanders ( this was made easier by the fact that all accepted the state 's money for service in war ) and to demand that it got the best available in return for its money . |
| 6 | He was interested to find that they shared the same distrust , perhaps the same revulsion . |
| 7 | He was beginning to find that he enjoyed the big offworlder 's company , and it was amazing how many things they had in common . |
| 8 | The other members began to find that he gave the faculty coherence and a sense of purpose . |
| 9 | He led her to it and was delighted to find that she accepted the lair at once . |
| 10 | Can you sign there to indicate that you accept the formal caution then |
| 11 | River rafting is definitely the thing to try if you have the spirit of adventure coursing through your veins . |
| 12 | At the end of each of the following four weeks there is a recipe section which you might like to try if you have the time and the inclination . |
| 13 | I asked my neighbour to turn down her records as I found it impossible to concentrate and she said the only way she could cope with the stress of her reality was to blast her music . |
| 14 | ( 21 ) John has two PhDs +> I believe he has , and have adequate evidence that he has ( 22 ) Does your farm contain 400 acres ? +> I do n't know that it does , and I want to know if it does The first of these provides an explanation for " Moore 's paradox " , namely the unacceptability of utterances like ( 23 ) : ( 23 ) ? ? |
| 15 | ‘ He wanted to know if you taped the call . ’ |
| 16 | An invalid care allowance is a benefit for people of working age who are unable to go out to work because they have the care of a severely disabled relative . |
| 17 | As I write , I make assumptions about what my reader already knows about language and language learning , about the common ground of knowledge , and what he or she can not be expected to know since it concerns the idiosyncrasies of my own view of these matters . |
| 18 | ‘ That is n't really relevant , I suppose , though it would be interesting to know whether you inherited the trait . ’ |
| 19 | Also , to know whether you have the Track ahead still , or whether you have passed through it . |
| 20 | In one set of experiments subjects were shown photographs of people they did not know and were asked to indicate whether they thought the person in each picture was a successful person or a failure . |
| 21 | Some days later , a farmer phoned to discover whether I knew the meeting times and places of witches in his area . |
| 22 | The market for conveyancing services provided to commercial firms will also be studied to establish whether it requires the same degree of self regulation as the market for domestic conveyancing . |
| 23 | one hand goes one way , one hand goes the other , break it open , put the cardboard away and you need to be ready to try before you pull the next bit off do n't you because as soon as you 've opened that it 's not sterilized any more , so you open that up and you find , unwrap it |
| 24 | If peace was not obtainable on these terms , then of course he wanted victory , and he wanted to know before he started the battle that he could be certain of gaining it . |
| 25 | He was just cursing the child lock which his sweating , trembling hands were unable to work when he noticed the girl jockey walking towards his car . |
| 26 | She was therefore a little disconcerted to find when they left the station that instead of waiting for a taxi Lady Selvedge began to stride away in the direction of Victoria Street , saying ‘ I know just the place for us to get a snack . |
| 27 | At first he thought he 'd been burgled , but he was astonished to find when he called the police that they 'd done it . |
| 28 | A stony-faced Ablett refused to comment as he left the ground . |
| 29 | He refused to comment as he left the court . |
| 30 | But there is still a great lack of clarity and we are not prepared to pretend that we know the answer , thereby running the risk of causing at least as much damage as we do good . |