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 . ’
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