Example sentences of "that [pers pn] [vb mod] [adv] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I had rather expected before I went that I might not be taken seriously as a woman . |
| 2 | It does n't mean that I ca n't be transmogrified beyond the human to another plane to find the Real Me ! ’ |
| 3 | But that does n't mean to say that I ca n't be absolved of that . |
| 4 | It 's the thought of shampooing it that I ca n't be bothered about . |
| 5 | My ambition is to have a different look each day so that I ca n't be labelled . ’ |
| 6 | Les Stewart , Senior Manager at Oban , who has responsibility for Scarinish , had perceptively anticipated that I would not be over-extended during my stay on the island . |
| 7 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ You could not guarantee that I would n't be blown up . |
| 9 | I was terrified that I would n't be accepted . |
| 10 | Football meant standing on a muddy pitch hoping the ball would n't come anywhere near me , so that I would n't be forced to tackle some vicious little boy who really cared who won the game . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd like to think that I can offer useful opinions on other positions , and that I would n't be confined to just the back row , ’ he said . |
| 12 | The two of them told me that no formalities were required , that I would simply be received in a small private room , and that there would even be the possibility that I would be given a glass of sherry — which presented some difficulty since I am teetotal . |
| 13 | But while my heart was aching for Estella , I had no idea that I would soon be hit by a disaster which would completely destroy my hopes and dreams . |
| 14 | On the other hand , the inspector 's belief that I would never be punished proved only too true when I returned to London and the inquest was held . |
| 15 | In choosing my own path I recognized that I may indeed be isolated , lonely and rejected by my family in a racist , sexist , homophobic country . |
| 16 | Happily it is n't a decision that I shall ever be required to make . |
| 17 | He added that I must not be intimidated by his and Rozanov 's fluency ; I was really quite good . |
| 18 | ‘ And I give you my word that I will not be seen in public again with her . ’ |
| 19 | In a brief statement Edwards said : ‘ I have told my board colleagues that I will not be rushed and will come to a decision towards the end of the season . ’ |
| 20 | In a brief statement Edwards said : ‘ I have told my board colleagues that I will not be rushed and will come to a decision towards the end of the season . ’ |
| 21 | It 's the same common fear that I will fall apart , physically and emotionally , that I will be reduced to a pile of tattered pulp , that I will never be loved by anyone , that I will fail , like … like — ’ |
| 22 | Believe me , to conclude , tho' I have no business head , for large & lengthy affairs , I am keen enough in figures & small matters , & always was ; so that I can not be disputed . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'd go back , to Europe , because I know that I can not be traced . ’ |
| 24 | Then I got so that I could not be bothered . |
| 25 | I was reminding the golfing spirits that I could not be caught napping . |
| 26 | During those days , we often prayed for our friends in Africa ; but it seemed unlikely that I could ever be trusted to return . |
| 27 | Dr Maxwell had assured me that I should n't be troubled by any more sickness . |
| 28 | ‘ I move quickly so that I should n't be trampled to death . |
| 29 | ‘ Has n't it ever occurred to you that I find you repulsive — that I 'd rather be kissed by a lizard than you ? ’ |
| 30 | Though she was being forced to work for Vass , at least she could be thankful that she would not be called upon to endure the misery of working alongside him ! |