Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [pron] [vb -s] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he 's got no , as far as I can see he 's got no convincing argument that democracy will do better , but that does n't matter because he thinks that the decisive criticism of enlightened despotism is that it wo n't improve the moral or intellectual well-being of the citizens , but if people are excluded from political decision making , they will have no incentive to educate themselves or morally improve themselves , or he thinks if they do , if a despot does allow for the moral improvement of the citizens , then citizens will no longer accept despotism so that despotism is in a way self-defeating here and if it one of the proper functions of government it ca n't survive . |
| 2 | Of course , what do you always do when somebody says that — look down . |
| 3 | Well my Lord as a time saver it would quite er how my er learned friend went through the documents , i it in the contents she would otherwise make and one suspects that it would take a great deal longer . |
| 4 | McElroy 's job — and that of most of the other 1100 people who work for NESDIS — would disappear if he discovers that firms are willing to take over . |
| 5 | This difficulty does not arise if one assumes that both processes co-exist from the beginning of life , that they both have adaptive functions , and they are not necessarily in conflict with one another — even though they may on occasion be . |
| 6 | If my hon. Friend will look at the recommendations already coming from the Boundary Commission , she will see that it recommends that there should be eight rather than seven seats in Dorset . |
| 7 | This is never easy , and she will only respond if she feels that your suggestions spring from real affection and concern for her and are not just an attempt to dominate or to ‘ bully ’ her into a new regime . |
| 8 | This means simply that there are actions that the executive will not take because it knows that the assembly will make a huge fuss . |
| 9 | The Duke of Norfolk says the Lords should be replaced by an elected chamber , and Earl Spencer — brother of the Princess of Wales — does not attend because he acknowledges that the system is undemocratic . |
| 10 | Yes , All do tour a lot and still manage to put out records regularly , but what does he mean when he says that they ‘ have just two songs : a fast one and a slightly slower one ’ ? |
| 11 | Yes , All do tour a lot and still manage to put out records regularly , but what does he mean when he says that they ‘ have just two songs : a fast one and a slightly slower one ’ ? |
| 12 | Moreover , the incentive to the departmental manager will completely disappear when he/she realises that there is no virement : Thus , even if he can reduce his capital charge by £500 per month , this will not give him an extra £300 to spend on other items . |
| 13 | Does he agree that it shows that the unions do not represent their ordinary members who , in hospitals such as the Kent and Canterbury hospital in my constituency , strive for every possible improvement in care of the patient ? |
| 14 | To these points I must agree that it appears that the NIH has most reprehensibly sought to exploit the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( AIDS ) crisis to its own ends . |
| 15 | I would imagine that everyone knows that in some parts of Britain water is hard , while in others it is soft . |
| 16 | One might say that it claims that it 's presently raining is a real state of affairs . |
| 17 | His parents will both cry if he writes that he can not come home . |
| 18 | While welcoming the changes that the Minister has introduced to the home improvement grants scheme for houses affected by high radon levels , may I ask whether he agrees that in cases of severe hardship there should be access to 100 per cent . |