Example sentences of "it [be] [adj] that i had " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's true that I had the opportunity to be alone in the office , and we both know that I was angry and said a lot of things in the heat of the moment … but would I really be this vindictive ? ’ |
| 2 | From a letter to my mother dated 2 May , which has escaped destruction , it is clear that I had just written to Eliot explaining that I realized the undesirability of publication , unless indeed Rowse himself were prepared to give it his endorsement . |
| 3 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |
| 4 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 5 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 6 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 7 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |