Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [verb] that i was " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it turned out , fate had decreed that I was to be the one who would change this unhappy state of affairs . |
| 2 | Later they told me that the examination had shown that I was not yet sixteen and that I was to be sent back on the next flight . ’ |
| 3 | When I regained consciousness it was to find that I 'd injured my spine and the doctor had ordered that I was to stay put , otherwise there was the possibility that I 'd end up a cripple . |
| 4 | If the driver had seen that I was hurt , he would have stopped , and I was not up to explaining why I could not accept a lift . |
| 5 | So after that I would never let him out to play , but then a social worker came to complain that I was keeping him in and away from other children . " |
| 6 | What last thin pretence had remained that I was merely a guest lay discarded . |