Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] that [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I reckoned that if a star got stopped at the edge , I 'd be safe , what with my rocket and all . ’ |
| 2 | The entire family seemed to be steeped in music and I understand that when a new harmonium was introduced in Spittal Chapel there was keen interest in comparing that with the one they owned — such as whether one had more stops than the other . |
| 3 | I think this is rightly so , but there is an advantage to knowing to being slightly more explicit about how you 're doing it , and I think that if a lot of the evaluation that already went on in schools became a little bit more explicit and a little bit more open , it would be much easier for people outside the schools to realize the extent at which schools were themselves already engaging in evaluation . |
| 4 | But I swear that when a Vadinamian tells an off-worlder that he 's going to have to wait around even longer , the joints between the upper segments curve into a number of smug smiles . |
| 5 | I look back on my time there with a lot of affection , but I feel that if a rock writer is doing his job properly , three years is about it . ’ |
| 6 | And every residential social worker knows that I am not exaggerating when I say that after a death has occurred — often alone or with one of us holding the dying resident 's hand — the family will descend like vultures , demanding a complete inventory of all their belongings , ransacking their personal clothes for valuables , and insisting on receiving all that is left of the petty cash . |