Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Of course , we do n't know that they gave the police the same alibi , do we ? ’
2 Do n't let the boys know that they have the power to cause a rift between you and your husband .
3 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 .
4 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 ) ) .
5 The accused must know that he has the prohibited article .
6 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 .
7 " I do n't know that I like the idea of you checking in bits of body and bloodstained clothes .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 A director of a life insurance company , for instance , does not guarantee that he has the skill of an actuary or a physician ’ .
12 Of particular interest in the light of Professor Shorter 's remarks , is the finding that many women in the survey who were not raped did not consider that they had the right to refuse sex with their husbands .
13 He was using the common coin of the judicial language which is frequently employed to remind the jury of their duty in a serious case and their Lordships do not consider that he overstepped the limits of his obligation to ensure a fair trial .
14 The family must demonstrate that it has the capacity to work with its conscious or unconscious feelings of threat from blacks .
15 Attempting to copy a decorative technique can confirm or disprove that it produces the same appearance and microstructure observed on the original item .
16 I must apologize if I gave the impression of trying to keep these from you , as you ( perhaps jokingly ) suggested .
17 Even if someone else comes up to us and tips us off about a possible shoplifter we can only act if we see the person steal again , ’ she adds .
18 ‘ I do not know if they searched the balls , but they arrived at Wrexham in good order and have gone on sale , ’ said Mr Stokes .
19 I do n't know if they do the same over here
20 I am almost tempted to produce some enormous prize for any bookseller who can furnish me with a list of the shortlisted titles , or even let me know if they have the winning title in stock : I feel confident that I would have no takers .
21 The national loaf was rather an unappetizing grey colour I do n't know if anybody remember the national loaf .
22 Dave : ‘ Did you know if you take the ‘ N ’ and the ‘ D ’ and the first ‘ E ’ out of ‘ Nevermind ’ it spells ‘ vermin ’ ?
23 erm I do n't know if you remember the Esther Rantzen programme , I think three months ago , where they uncovered all sorts of misdeeds at a school in I think it was Cuckham Grange or somewhere in Berkshire .
24 Do n't know if you know the one : ‘ Labour Is n't Working , ’ it said .
25 ‘ I do n't know if you know the story … ?
26 There 's a family at Stafford as well , they live on part of it and they actually bought a field off I do n't know if you know the bypass at Stafford , the
27 I do n't know if you have the book by is the history of the Ninety Second Group and in case you do n't have it I would just bring in about these two missions .
28 Yeah that 's the account and that 's the sort , I do n't know if you wanted the sort code as well .
29 I do n't know if you realize the temperatures there have been , anywhere .
30 Let me know if you find the Channings . ’
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