Example sentences of "[noun] i was [adj] [to-vb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in Stan and Ollie 's case I was reluctant to suggest that Stan be castrated immediately because Ollie was still maturing . |
| 2 | That left Michael McMahon , and when I wrote to his solicitors I was astonished to hear that he too had written a 100,000-word manuscript . |
| 3 | When I looked at my watch I was amazed to see that it was well after six . |
| 4 | AS A taxpayer I was appalled to read that Fergie hosted a £15,000 bash at Buckingham Palace . |
| 5 | When I checked up on his progress I was startled to find that he had not only planted up the four pots but his red wellington boots as well , liberally watering both them and himself and then garnishing with sprigs of a semi-dormant fuchsia as a finishing touch . |
| 6 | After a quick glance I was delighted to see that my arm was still there , so went off to sleep again , feeling very cheerful about the whole thing . |
| 7 | It is sad that in Britain we have lost most of our old heritage , but when I went to Ireland I was pleased to find that Yeats and others before him had rescued many of the stories and legends that had been in danger of being lost . |
| 8 | Having taken the plunge and opened the package I was delighted to find that the software is n't copy protected — no problems running it on my hard disk systems here , or so I thought . |
| 9 | Whilst remembering the old days I was surprised to hear that ran in the family as his wife 's father had worked for the Company at the turn of the century . |
| 10 | When I first met my Working Group I was astonished to discover that they were far more progressive in outlook than the members of the Kingman Committee . |
| 11 | Blunt object I was interested to note that your November cover star Marky Mark is apparently something of a born-again cockney , a fact betrayed perhaps by the self-descriptive rhyming slang on the front of his baseball cap … |
| 12 | ‘ And only this morning I was able to announce that seasonally adjusted unemployment has fallen . ’ |
| 13 | In that debate I was able to say that in Croydon in 1991 there were more than 40,000 enrolments for higher education , representing 20,000 to 30,000 students . |
| 14 | However at a recent annual Commemoration I was glad to discover that the offerings of the two services are still sent to the Melanesian Mission . |
| 15 | After my fourth or fifth lesson I was able to see that it was I who was causing myself the discomfort . |
| 16 | The White Lion in Bala agreed to accommodate us , and over dinner I was glad to realize that Nigel 's fantasies were equalling mine , though of a different nature . |