Example sentences of "[to-vb] to [noun pl] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a more general way , it can be seen that speakers use various prosodic components to indicate to others that they have finished speaking , that another person is expected to speak , that a particular type of response is required , and so on . |
| 2 | In addition , or on inland waters a dayglo orange flag is sufficient , which can be waved to indicate to onlookers that you are in difficulty . |
| 3 | Eyadema refused to accede to demands that he resign as head of state prior to the conference , but agreed to abide by its decisions . |
| 4 | He began to remark to others that he could not make the necessary synthesis , perhaps referring to a marriage of his romantic inclinations with the aim , inculcated in him by Colquhoun and MacBryde , to make it ‘ tight ’ , to achieve the kind of fully integrated compositional resolution often associated with classical art . |
| 5 | Secondly , there can be considerable psychological discomfort in having to pretend to beliefs that one does not really hold , or perform actions that one would not normally want to do . |
| 6 | Michael Coogan of the Building Societies Association Legal Department says : ‘ The Government wants mortgage lenders to emphasise to borrowers that they think carefully before committing themselves to taking out a loan . ’ |
| 7 | Much of a manager 's use of statistics is to demonstrate to others that there is a definite pattern and hence an important message inherent in the data . |
| 8 | A police constable caused great concern with his assertions , made for the first time some years ago , that some Kent police officers were offering inducements to prisoners to make false admissions to offences , and to confess to crimes that they had not committed , so that the force could then add to the number of crimes they had ‘ detected ’ , and thereby improve their crime clear-up statistics . |
| 9 | It 's er , obviously , you 'll need to give them a briefing , so they can play the character , but to the end of degree , 'cos you 'll need to respond to things that they say , as indeed , you 'll have to back in influencing situation , back in your own department , back in your own ground . |
| 10 | The usual way in which this duty is breached is for the employee to mention to customers that he is leaving and either directly or indirectly suggest to them that he is available to meet their needs once he has left . |
| 11 | One morning he went so far as to say to Nikos that he thought the affair was now over . |
| 12 | Quite how the governors were to explain to parents that their school 's results were poor because of their own poor economic circumstances was not explained . |
| 13 | Fears about other people 's attitudes to their condition , coupled with their own guilt and shame , make sufferers reluctant to admit to others that they are depressed . |
| 14 | ‘ Being fully appreciative of the importance of moving cargo urgently , we provide a ‘ round-the-clock ’ service to prove to customers that we are conscientious and keen to look after their business needs . ’ |
| 15 | The shortage of Pentiums is so bad that those that have them are said to be ‘ tea-bagging ’ them — moving their precious chips from system to system to prove to customers that their box works , then quickly back into the safe . |