Example sentences of "that [subord] i [verb] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | But I should say that if I had to buy them , I would do as I did with the ones I have — buy from a breeder . |
2 | I fully accept that if I want to know everything a top luthier knows then I should go away and make a serious study of the subject , but I would be quite happy to read a dedicated magazine each month from which I can learn about what 's new , who 's up to what , what new guitars are like to play etc. etc. and also the meaning of the industry 's technical terminology . |
3 | Having said that , I 've always known that if I want to express myself I have to have a large vocabulary on the guitar . |
4 | I knew that if I tried to rob someone and got caught , I 'd go to jail . |
5 | I was however sent an Agenda , on loan and with the very clear proviso that if I wanted to keep it I would have to pay for it . |
6 | Besides , I want to protect the remains of my privacy ; I do n't want to appear cold-hearted or stubborn ; but I know that when I try to make my life give me its answers to how I have come to my current concerns , I ca n't do it without feeling that I am on the edge of a dangerous fiction of self-description . |
7 | I 've got an interesting point that I relate about this job that when I went to see them , about starting this job , they said , Well , they never told me before I got in , they said er , We 've er we 've got no money so we ca n't pay you a very good wage , but er we 'll start you off with five pound a week , that 's all we can afford , well I was earning more than that , during the War , nineteen forty two . |