Example sentences of "that i was [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know whether this was associated with the fact that no one ever sought a tea meeting with me and that I was relieved of the obligation of conducting a rather spurious theological discussion on the basis of almost total ignorance . |
| 2 | I was going to say that I was grateful to the hon. Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) for raising this issue , because I agree with him that it needs to be properly debated on the Floor of the House . |
| 3 | By that time , I had listened to so many commercials , and studied their language in such detail , that I was tired of the whole subject . |
| 4 | Yeah , and we explained and said that I was pregnant at the time and we said about the policeman , oh no trouble ! |
| 5 | That was , that was the only thing I , I thought well if I get off to the wrong start , you 're off on the wrong start completely so yes I , I concede that I was nervous at the , at the beginning . |
| 6 | The referee assumed that I was ignorant of the difference between the two concepts and launched into a torrent of abuse . |
| 7 | ( I can at least remember that I was helpful about the sheep 's wool for her corns , and being willing about errands . |
| 8 | I have to admit that I was cynical about the whole idea , most people do not like the idea of opening up their machine , let alone replacing the processor , however this opinion changed as the next speaker started . |
| 9 | Although the subject was never directly mentioned , it was subtly intimated in various ways that I was beholden to the Parsons for what was after all a free holiday , and was therefore expected to do rather more than my bit when it came to chauffeuring , chaperoning , shopping and suchlike chores . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew that I was gay from the age of seven . |
| 11 | I settled in pretty quickly , though suffering a bit from culture shock and more from the realisation that I was semi-illiterate in the Thai language : I had the ability to communicate verbally but at a child 's level and almost no ability to read . |
| 12 | I wish I could make you happy , ’ he said , so sweetly and gently that I was ashamed of the laughter building up inside me , and of the thought , why he 's old enough to be my father . |
| 13 | Some of you tried to say , once , that I was afraid of the whites . |
| 14 | At first it was part of a dream , which vanished as soon as I woke and knew that I was alone on the broch island , lying on the turf in a sleeping-bag , with my head pillowed on my rolled-up sweater , but seemingly connected with the earth itself , from which , apparently right below my head , came a sound every bit as strange as the mermaids ' song of the seals . |
| 15 | It was not just that I was alone in the middle of the enemy . |
| 16 | At the time that I was contending for the ordination of women to the priesthood of the Anglican Church , I made use of another argument , drawing out the implications of patristic thought . |
| 17 | When I postulated that the environmentalists might have a case , they were horrified that I of all people should express such a view , when it had been clear to them from the start that I was different from the others ( my sisters ) . |