Example sentences of "[vb base] that i [verb] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time , it occurs to me that my body has needs for food , needs of its own that I ca n't try to overrule with dieting and ferocious exercise and fasting ; and in a bigger way , I realise that I have needs of all kinds that I had tried to ignore : a need for food , a need to be loved , a need to feel accepted , a need for independence , a need to grow up , and a need for security . |
| 2 | When I say that I saw Karen at the funeral , I mean that quite literally . |
| 3 | I repeat that I have sympathy with the staff of the Housing Executive and the Department of Health 's occupational therapy department , but there are great problems that we must face . |
| 4 | I confess that I give pride of place to the story of his children on the occasion they organised a charade displaying a Crusader knight returning from the wars . |
| 5 | When I explain that I read books for a living , people launch into a frenzy of apologetic explanation : ‘ I do n't have the time ! ’ ; |