Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [verb] [that] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your filter is fairly powerful and should be up to the job , but I must admit that I personally prefer undergravel filtration for almost all purposes . |
| 2 | Sure , this is where I , this is where erm I must say that I never quite understood this , but if the prosecution witnesses , in their statements or in their oral evidence , refer to your client 's bad character , then that is inadmissible , completely inadmissible . |
| 3 | I must say that I really enjoyed my time in the RAF and I 'm convinced that for National Serviceman , the Air Gunner 's trade was the best way to complete the compulsory Armed Service requirement of the time . |
| 4 | I should explain that I never once thought that he should ‘ give way to me ’ — as Nonni said he should — because I was ill ; only because , as I told him , I had always thought of him as ‘ a reasonable human being with some pretensions to morality ’ . |
| 5 | I wish I could say that I invariably carry out my own advice . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've had a few more ideas … well , I 've thought about … areas I did n't think I could use that I now think I can , and I want to develop that stuff , and — ’ |
| 7 | You must understand that I never meant anything like this to happen . |
| 8 | You 'll see that I quite ignore the fact that in my ‘ austere ’ life , my daily menu would make you green with jealousy . |
| 9 | You will recall that I recently sent you a copy of our response to draft Mineral Planning Guidance Note 6 published by the Welsh Office . |
| 10 | You will recall that I recently sent you a copy of our response to draft Mineral Planning Guidance Note 6 published by the Welsh Office . |
| 11 | You will notice that I never include rice and pasta in the menus on the last day of the week to avoid causing an artificial weight gain — the last thing we want for tomorrow morning . |
| 12 | So when the shivering fit is over I write my bellicose article and no one would guess that I ever hesitated . |
| 13 | I was flooded with joy , and all at once it seemed the most important thing in the world that he should know that I still loved him , too . |
| 14 | How he can justify that I just do n't know . ’ |