Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] realise that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was being utterly foolish ; my duty was to stay on , do A-levels , and go on to Oxford or Cambridge ( which took an extra term ) ; the local grammar school was not good enough to fulfil this latter purpose and if I went there , I would only be throwing my education away ; and , besides , did I not realise that , in the face of difficulties , one should never give up , but struggle on and thus establish a superior strength of character ? |
| 2 | Why do you not realise that it has to be stopped , and that you 're the ones to do it ! |
| 3 | Do you not realise that since I met you I — ? ’ |
| 4 | Then there 's ITN 's fascinating headquarters in London 's Grays Inn Road — did you ever realise that glass could be that interesting ? |
| 5 | Only then did she fully realise that if she had been five minutes later the watchers keeping a lookout for a stray boy might , tomorrow , have been hauling ashore the sodden body of Gus Hambro . |
| 6 | Instead of erroneously portraying the social charter as a formula for increased unemployment and as a dangerous capitulation to the trade unions , should we not realise that a policy of co-determination that gives employees a say and a stake in the running of their firms is the very reason why the economies of so many western European countries have been so successful ? |
| 7 | It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ? |
| 8 | And finally , when some day Mr Seewonauth sees a new MG roadster which is a decapitated Honda Civic , will he finally realise that something wonderful has been lost for ever ? |
| 9 | Does he not realise that most er Hearts fans , and I 'm a Hearts fan are not Tories , he is , but most of the fans are not ! |
| 10 | Does he not realise that many Members on both sides of the House and many staff who work here have to eat morning , noon and night in those cafeterias , and that there is a desperate need to take on the services of people who are qualified and at the forefront of their field in this subject ? |
| 11 | Does he not realise that unless he is prepared to be more imaginative — for instance , with schemes for converting mortgages to rents — we shall not avoid in the new year thousands of families facing misery , a further plunge in house prices and serious damage to the economy ? |
| 12 | Does he not realise that his party is being slaughtered in Scotland ? |
| 13 | Does he not realise that his maybe will cost us ? |
| 14 | Does he not realise that uncertainty about Britain 's future in Europe will mean higher interest rates when the pound comes under pressure ? |
| 15 | Does he further realise that what will also have been welcomed and noted is the difference in attitude between the Prime Minister and that of his predecessor towards the United Nations ? |
| 16 | Was it that he suddenly realised that his convictions of the past 30 years were false , or did he simply realise that the electorate could not stomach them ? |