Example sentences of "that my [noun sg] [is] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My role as a lawyer within the company means that my work is directly linked to the development of the company 's activities and encompasses everything from handling acquisitions and disposals to advising on minor matters on an ad-hoc basis , and problem solving for the company . |
| 2 | Nick Hornby ( ‘ Mine is the generation that was terrified of the Daleks and fell in love with Valerie Singleton ’ ) carried on the Sunday Times sniping last week : ‘ It could well be that my generation is about to burst into spectacular , awe-inspiring literary life ; perhaps this year we will be reading scores of novels as dazzling as London Fields or A History of the World in 10½ Chapters , all written by men and women born after Elvis ’ first number one . |
| 3 | But remember this ; I rely on you to see that my name is not sullied by reason of this hare-brained scheme . ’ |
| 4 | I have suddenly noticed that my kalanchoe is badly attacked by greenfly . |
| 5 | To some extent I can evade the issue by letting spontaneous inclination take its course , without allowing thought to intervene , so that my action is not chosen but caused ; but I am not an instinctive being like an animal , I have to choose , and on the position we are considering all imperatives are ungrounded , except such as may be derivable from ‘ Face facts ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm afraid that my husband is often caught up at the hospital and so I simply do n't know whether he will be free . ’ |
| 7 | How do I know that my youth is all spent ? |
| 8 | ‘ I swear , ’ Corbett said emphatically , ‘ that my intention is not to spy for the English King . |
| 9 | Do you tell me that my brother is not treated in a like manner ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ You are telling me , Warrender , that my niece is not travelling with the Parslows ? |
| 11 | I 'm still conscious of what I wear , I have n't completely lost track of fashion , but I do take more care now to see that my body is well covered , especially my head . |
| 12 | It has to be said that my curiosity is heavily qualified by trepidation . |
| 13 | The reason , of course , is that my garden is so packed with plants that the weeds simply do n't stand a chance . |