Example sentences of "[vb past] that i [be] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The referee assumed that I was ignorant of the difference between the two concepts and launched into a torrent of abuse . |
| 2 | Last season 's total of 38 seemed like a hard act to follow , but McCoist admitted : ‘ I always knew that I was capable of scoring even more , but I did n't want to shout too loudly about it . |
| 3 | I knew that I was fearful of describing the girls I 'd met , because I did n't want to fall into the same traps and judgements we had been talking about ; on the other hand , I was not being totally honest in leaving out their descriptions , because in fact how they looked interested me very much . |
| 4 | We went to the theatre and to dinner and I believe I must have talked and , as I have said , I know I sometimes laughed and I think no one ever knew that I was empty of everything except perhaps madness . |
| 5 | As I retreated , putting one foot down in front of the other on the stony path , I reflected that I was tired of this place , that it had the dry consistency of chaff . |