Example sentences of "[that] i [vb past] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I th there was , there was one big point that I actually missed out as well that neither of you have picked up on and that was that Maggie actually said that they were having problems with John in school and I should 've come back and , and said well she di she actually said that she was having problems with John , full stop , and I should 've actually come back and , and clarified whether it was at school or not and hence led to the private education and I missed that one completely and realized that I 'd done it afterwards but none of you picked up on that one . |
| 2 | I told Spruce a bit about Amy and Hereward 's marriage and I did mention that I 'd seen her here on Friday night and Saturday morning . |
| 3 | Now that I 'd seen them together like that I started to have fantasies of being invited to watch them together , or to take photographs of them . |
| 4 | I did n't know what to say : I could n't believe that I 'd heard him correctly . |
| 5 | I suddenly realised that there were all these great black players around in Louisiana , and that I 'd missed them completely ! |
| 6 | The first few hundred hours of thought made me regret my bet ; but the second couple of thousand convinced me that I 'd played it right . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd begun to think that I 'd scared you away . |
| 8 | It was with great relish that I prepared to burn it down — while Charles and Dimity were conveniently away for a few days . |
| 9 | By next morning I 'd only got as far as realising that I had to talk you round . ’ |
| 10 | I listened to his speech and thought that I had heard it before . |
| 11 | When we met again at the funeral , I knew that I had to see you again soon . |
| 12 | But I 'd already decided that I had to see you again , spend some time with you , and this was one way of doing it . ’ |
| 13 | She did n't realise , you see , that I had followed them , that I had seen them here together — and knew what they were planning . |
| 14 | I was surprised that I had made it this far . |
| 15 | I hoped that I had made it quite plain that there are several different constituent parts of the project . |
| 16 | But I do now sometimes wish that I had given them more time when I did have them . ’ |
| 17 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 18 | And then he was very er well now I 'm sorry after he 'd put all the hard work with me , he was very very annoyed and disappointed that I had let him down so . |
| 19 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I knew then that I had to box it up . |
| 21 | At the end of each day my pillow was so soaked in saliva that I had to wring it out on the floor . ’ |
| 22 | Halema turned to the Sheikha who said that I had known her well . |
| 23 | As , only a few months ago , she very charmingly killed a similar measure that I had introduced I doubly welcome her support now . |
| 24 | I forgot that I had left them there , ’ she said , and then , ‘ Oh , Dr Neil , you did n't … ? ’ |
| 25 | Can you believe it , I almost forgot that I had left it there ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ You would then be able to assure yourself that all your worst forebodings were correct , that I had brought you here to cheat you out of your share in some shady manner . ’ |
| 27 | Now that I had got it out I leaned back in my tubular steel chair with just the suggestion of a smirk on my face . |
| 28 | I was happy in that I felt that I had paid him back a little for the thousands of hours he had spent at West London Stadium , stopwatch in hand , urging us all on to greater things . |
| 29 | Of course , my real reason was that I hoped to get him back , but it has n't worked . ’ |
| 30 | It was at this point that I decided to put her back on a loose creance , so that she could approach the lure from whatever direction she pleased . |