Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two years ago I did n't know that we had an immune system . |
| 2 | If the hon. Lady knew what was available to those of her constituents who are unemployed , she would know that we offer a wider range of help to unemployed people than has ever been available in this country before . |
| 3 | The committee 's first leaflet , We Must Win , declared : ‘ We must set out ideals and objectives in clear terms and we must so order our own mode of life and social system that men may know that we offer a happiness , freedom and prosperity which can never flourish under Hitler 's totalitarianism . |
| 4 | This is a , this a smaller regional office , you 'll know that we have a local depot here in Lan , in Stockport . |
| 5 | But we do know that they reached a high , technology-free civilization , practised a sophisticated form of navigation , and ranged over the entire Pacific in ocean-going outriggers . |
| 6 | Of course , we do n't know that they gave the police the same alibi , do we ? ’ |
| 7 | It has been passed round the members of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council and I have been asked to let you know that they have no objections to this development . |
| 8 | Nether Wyresdale Parish Council have asked me to let you know that they have no objections to the proposal providing it is in keeping with the present development on the site . |
| 9 | Do n't let the boys know that they have the power to cause a rift between you and your husband . |
| 10 | In the simple model above each firm must know that the other 's costs are identical to its own , and must know that they have the same beliefs about the market demand function as well as in the credibility of the punishment that would result from a deviation . |
| 11 | There are still British Steel pensioners from the old scheme who genuinely do not know that there exists a new scheme . |
| 12 | Your best bet is to let the insurance company know that you have a fish tank before you take out a policy . |
| 13 | ‘ Scuse me , missus , ’ said the bus conductor , ‘ but did you know that you have a banana in your ear ? ’ |
| 14 | By reinforcing your credit policy a reputable debt collector can not only recover your monies but can also let your customers know that you run an efficient business and that you expect them to do the same by paying you as and when agreed . |
| 15 | However , I do know that it features a new , wider stance and a longer body than the present model along with wider wheel-arches and new wheels and grille . |
| 16 | Before opting , the landlord should know that it covers the whole land and buildings within its curtilage , buildings linked internally or by covered walkways , parades , precincts and other complexes divided into separate units ( Sch 6A , para 3(3) and ( 5 ) ) . |
| 17 | He had also engaged to do the same thing for Chief Superintendent John Coffin and one or two other enemies if he could get round to them , but he had let Place know that he had a prior claim . |
| 18 | He 's looking resplendent , you did n't know that he has a breastplate of medals , did you ? |
| 19 | The accused must know that he has the prohibited article . |
| 20 | None is stated in the sub-section , but it is assumed that the accused must intend to use the article in the course of or in connection with the burglary , theft or cheat , and he must know that he has the article with him . |
| 21 | Er I mean , you will know that I wrote a book called No time for Ostriches in when I was on the back benches , in favour of work fare . |
| 22 | For you must know that I had a twin brother , as beautiful as the day , and gentle as a fawn , and wholesome as new bread and butter , whose company pleased me so much , as mine also pleased him , that we swore an oath never to marry but to live forever peacefully in the castle , and hunt and play together the livelong day . |
| 23 | " I do n't know that I like the idea of you checking in bits of body and bloodstained clothes . |
| 24 | If I were experienced and sophisticated like Marise , he might get involved with me anyway , because he 'd know that I understood the game and would n't get hurt . |
| 25 | Perhaps he does not know that I have a suitcase full of letters from constituents who are desperately concerned about the Bill . |
| 26 | Dick , thank you for those kind words , er , specially about er my book , and I think I am considering appointing you as my agent er , you also said er that I 'd dr drawn the short straw indeed you er whispered to me that I was the sacrificial lamb this morning well we 'll see about that but I do know that I have the great honour to be invited to speak to congress this morning on behalf of the G M B parliamentary group . |
| 27 | Whether or not he was a sound thinker , on which they could disagree , no one could doubt that they had a professor who loved his subject ; he bubbled with it . |
| 28 | If hesitating between a peach and a pear you languidly inspect sniff and fondle the fruit before deciding for the pear , and eat it slowly with a look of bliss , no one who has left behind the absolutism of childhood ( ‘ Anyone can see that a peach is nicer than a pear ’ ) will doubt that you made the best possible choice between the flavours ; the rightness of the choice , and the objective fact that in the fullest awareness of the two flavours you were spontaneously moved to take the pear , are two sides of the same coin . |
| 29 | The hon. Gentleman must recognise that we face a world recession . |
| 30 | Would you recognise that we live a society where some men hate women and are able to use whatever power and influence they have to project an image of women which is which is hateful ? |