Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb base] what [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think you know me well enough by now , Bella , to know that I get what I want . ’ |
| 2 | I know , I know , I know I should n't be angry cos it 's not , you know , obviously you 're not gon na think every time someone says they fancy you you 're not gon na think oh God he 's lying , there 's no reason , you should n't ever think that I mean what they 're doing now is just making you into a paranoid wreck . |
| 3 | ‘ Fine — just so long as they understand that I mean what I say . ’ |
| 4 | By that I mean what he thought the girl was worth to him . |
| 5 | With a new class I want the pupils to feel that I am in control and that I know what I 'm doing . |
| 6 | Anyway , now that I know what I 'm dealing with , we can get down to business . |
| 7 | Now that I know what I 'm looking for I 'll see if I can dig it out by other means . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You ca n't stand the fact that I know what you 're really like behind that ice-cool façade . ’ |
| 9 | And I find it hard to believe , because first of all you have to understand the word ‘ intelligent ’ in the way he meant it and I 'm not sure that I know what he meant ; and there are any number of ways of being intelligent . |
| 10 | There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean … |
| 11 | ‘ I think you 'll find that I finish what I start . |
| 12 | And still prove that I believe what you 've told me tonight ? ’ |
| 13 | It is from them that I learn what I have . |
| 14 | It is in this sense of extension of the basic , restricted theory , that I offer what I would call for the purposes of this discussion , the polytraumatic theory . |
| 15 | She was bone-weary from a day 's back-breaking labour , but it was essential that she finish what she was writing , for she had a deadline to reach and that deadline was the day after tomorrow , her half-day , and she had barely begun her task . |
| 16 | The truism that you get what you pay for was ably demonstrated by the decision in 1981 to replace ageing first-generation DMU fleets on non-electrified outer suburban lines and remote branches with low-cost bus-type bodies on four-wheeled underframes . |
| 17 | Not only the indignant schoolmarms but all of William 's sad cases have to learn that you ca n't be a tourist in God 's world , and that you get what you pay for . |
| 18 | ‘ There is a common belief that you get what you pay for . |
| 19 | ‘ There is a common belief that you get what you pay for . |
| 20 | In my experience , I find that you get what you expect in life , and if you trusted people more , you would probably get more trustworthy staff . ’ |
| 21 | Now , coming back to the point you were making about them paying your suppliers and such like , erm , all the standard is looking for is that you use proof suppliers , that you get what you want , when you want it . |
| 22 | These kids have to have a structure , and to know that you mean what you say . ’ |
| 23 | Now the Labour party control the city council , may I say this , that if your feelings are against barbaric sport as much as that , why do n't you use your contr , your controlling power on the city council and then ban boxing in all the city establishments , then you will show me that you mean what you are saying and that you are not just using the present position of this council for a political measure and political gain and I 'd like to also ask what this has cost the council what this has cost could be thousands . |
| 24 | Or is part of it missing so that you trust what you know but wonder what the rest is like ? |
| 25 | So in fact a high score is , is quite good because it means that you recognize what your preferences actually are . |
| 26 | But the most important factor is that you like what you now see in the mirror better than two weeks ago . |
| 27 | So that you know what we 're off to do . |
| 28 | If there are possible problems and conditions that make the company worried about how a partner will cope make it clear that you know what they are and that they are not problems to you . |
| 29 | A vague statement to the effect that you would ‘ call the staff together and get them to sell more effectively ’ does n't carry much conviction , whereas an outline staff training programme coupled with precise incentives suggests that you know what you are doing , and is a great deal more persuasive . |
| 30 | Ensure that you know what you are going to do . |