Example sentences of "i [vb base] that i [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ So you see , I am happy , yet I regret that I can no longer be of any assistance to you , ’ Ybreska murmured , ‘ deferentially . |
2 | I regret that I can not participate in the production on your track but will follow its release with interest . ’ |
3 | I regret that I can not quote the Minister exactly , but I am sure that he will tell me if my paraphrase is inaccurate . |
4 | I regret that I can not spell out part by part and line by line exactly what I want to achieve . |
5 | I fear that I may not be able to take part in the debate as I intend to cause trouble for the Government over Oxleas wood , which is in my constituency and that of the hon. Member for Woolwich ( Mr. Cartwright ) , but I hope that my hon. Friend will regard my support as being with him throughout the debate . |
6 | I trust that I will not fall into the same trap ! |
7 | Believe me when I say that I would never hurt you . |
8 | Erm , I hope that I wo n't detain the council for too long , I 'm sure that this motion er wo n't be controversial . |
9 | ‘ I hope that I shall not be taking up your time needlessly , ’ Catherine said , ‘ but something has been troubling me . |
10 | I hope that I shall not embarrass the Minister if I commend him again for his imaginative efforts and the time that he has spent abroad trying to develop inward investment . |
11 | I hope that I shall not be retiring too soon , but if I see out the rest of my working life as a Member of the House , I shall retire with a pension that should look after me comfortably . |
12 | ‘ And to the end that you may deal for me without hindrance , to bring about this peace , I undertake that I will not henceforth , at least until I do withdraw this word , have any ado of my own willing with any English company in arms , but will forbear them as you counsel . |
13 | I accept that I ca n't marry you now that I 'm poor . |
14 | I accept that I ca n't . ’ |
15 | When I asked her things like that , she did n't want to tell me on other occasions , she said I know that I ca n't tell you . |
16 | ‘ Of course I know that I must not make this mistake . |
17 | I know that I can not endure alone . |
18 | Personally I am strongly committed to a primitive Christianity , but I know that I can not return to the total world-view of the primitive church . |
19 | ‘ I 'd go back , to Europe , because I know that I can not be traced . ’ |
20 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
21 | I have always looked after it because I know that I can not afford another one . ’ |
22 | The reason that I put code four , is if I just put labels on the list , I know that I can not complete that task today . |
23 | Because I know that I will soon put it aside , as our Lord Jesus has made clear to me . |
24 | I know that I will not be here , Mr. Speaker |
25 | I KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DIE until have met Morrissey , but I know that letters from males who are similar ( mentally and/or physically ) to this object of infatuation will serve to lessen the pain . |
26 | I know that I will always be a dilettante by comparison . |
27 | There are drawbacks to the house and sometimes we think about moving again , but I know that I could n't leave that garden . ’ |
28 | I never really regretted opting out , and I know that I could never have settled down to a steady shore job while the cutters were still available . |
29 | I have so looked forward to it , making all the things with Matey , and thinking of what we shall do with the money we make — which is stupid really , when I know that I could so easily give them so much more — But that would be nothing , for what I have done with Matey has been done by me , and not by Papa , for that is what giving them his money would mean . |
30 | I understand that I need not say anything unless I wish to do so and that what I say may be given in evidence . ’ |