Example sentences of "that i [vb mod] [vb infin] my [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance , I admit freely that I would expect my desktop publisher to be able to flow and reflow copy from one column to another automatically ; that seems a basic requirement for general-purpose DTP and PagePlus ca n't do it . |
| 2 | Another dream that I had several times was that I would sacrifice my life to save others . |
| 3 | There is nothing in it at the moment that I would want my name associated with . ’ |
| 4 | He told me that I would make my living with words . |
| 5 | Fixing my eyes on them , I could n't help cursing Aisha , wishing she was dead , swearing by the Prophet Muhammad that I would have my revenge because it was she who was stopping me walking those streets and riding in those red buses to find work and a flat or a room of my own . |
| 6 | Do you seriously believe that I would jeopardise my career by dabbling in such nasty , underhand acts ? ’ |
| 7 | All … all that I 'm saying is that I would like my job and what I do ideally to be like that . |
| 8 | The Austrian officials were quite another matter ; middle-aged , self-confident , well dressed and courteous , they enquired how long I intended to stay , glanced in the boot , and waved me on with the hope that I would enjoy my stay . |
| 9 | I told Lord Dilhorne that I would ask my doctor whether in his opinion I could last the course if the task were laid upon me . |
| 10 | I lament that there are no more powerful long-focus lenses in the Bronica range , for this means that I must carry my back-up Nikon , with fixed 500mm and 1,000mm for all really long shots . |
| 11 | I lament that there are no more powerful long-focus lenses in the Bronica range , for this means that I must carry my back-up Nikon , with fixed 500mm and 1,000mm for all really long shots . |
| 12 | I became very conscious that I must cover my chest . |
| 13 | If you want to get personal then two can play at that , and I swear on my lifelong friendships with the late Mrs Gandhi , Brian Clough and Michael Parkinson that I will burn my brand new membership card of the NUJ on the square at Headingley if you can name me the full Yorkshire team you 're chairman of . |
| 14 | She said hesitantly , not fully understanding how to frame the words , ‘ Two beliefs war within me : I am convinced that I will find my way back home again . |
| 15 | There 's no specific area that I can lay my finger on to explain why West Indian kids underachieve … what is inevitable is that a lot of West Indian children particularly the bright ones will do fairly well up to either the beginning or the middle of the fourth year , and for some peculiar reason their progress will fall off towards the end of the fifth year . |
| 16 | My advantage over the rest of the managers is that I can manipulate my time more . |
| 17 | Can you recommend some manufacturers of baby carriers so that I can bring my son along too ? |
| 18 | so that I can do my exam . |
| 19 | The point is that if these things have to be revealed so that I can find my sister then I 'm afraid that 's the way it 's going to be . |
| 20 | I need employment to live , and in the hope that I can save my passage home again . |
| 21 | Then Goiko 's wife begged the master-mason , " At Least leave a small gap , so that I can see my son Jovo when he passes by . " |
| 22 | I need a slow , sedentary number now , just so that I can get my breath back . ’ |
| 23 | I had a meal out with a friend recently , and now we 've got mother into hospital for a few weeks so that I can take my husband away on holiday . |
| 24 | I was never really good at pretending that I could assume my client to be innocent because I or my instructing solicitor had been careful to ensure that he did n't actually confess . |
| 25 | I thought that I could make my contribution by joining the Trade Union movement , and improve things from there . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I knew that there was always the danger that I could lose my sight , but I really thought it only happened later in life , ’ says Philippa . |
| 27 | ‘ I had to come to terms with the fact that I could lose my baby at any time to a foster mother . |
| 28 | At around midnight , the chairman used my pregnancy — I was huge by then — as an excuse to break up the meeting : he said that even if no one else was tired , he thought we ought to disperse so that I could get my rest ! |
| 29 | During this time , the King of Lilliput had written to ask the King of Blefuscu to send me back , as a prisoner , so that I could receive my punishment . |
| 30 | When the man came from I would n't know , but I just felt as a op coopted parish councillor that I should make my voice heard on behalf of all the people that complain to me . |