Example sentences of "i [verb] [conj] this [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I regret that this is not a joke . |
| 2 | I regret that this is so . |
| 3 | Then I realized that this was just the beginning . |
| 4 | With relief I realized that this was only a day or so away . |
| 5 | Regarding the social differentiation between the sexes , this conceptual schematization can result ( and I stress that this is just one possibility , and one which admirably serves the needs of patriarchy ) in women being perceived as closer to nature in consequence of the biological facts of childbirth and menstruation ( or rather , a particular cultural interpretation thereof ) , whilst men , who are deemed to lack such a cycle of visible creativity ( and who have other aspects of their own equally natural physiology denied ) , are placed within the realm of culture , manipulating their own social and political existence , and transcending the passive forces of nature . |
| 6 | I am sure that I speak for all district society presidents when I say that this is just not true . |
| 7 | ‘ Little did I know that this was just the tip of an Iceberg , frozen on chat shows , enlarged on British Telecom commercials and now floating treacherously towards me . |
| 8 | I assumed that this was more than an architectural whim , but might have some connection with conservation of land in this predominantly agricultural country . |
| 9 | Summary We strive to provide a continuing care unit for the elderly mentally infirm of the Hawick/Jedburgh/Kelso area , and I hope that this is how our professional colleagues see us . |
| 10 | I suspect that this was largely due to the initiatives taken by the ARPS , such as in the organising of seminars , the involvement of European affairs , the lobbying in Parliament etc. which I think some AIR members felt they should be leading . |
| 11 | I consider that this is properly to be regarded a case of extortion colore officii . |
| 12 | While I accept that this is still an open question in the minds of many local farmers , I thought the article should have been more explicit about the scientific consensus on this point . |
| 13 | I accept that this is quite a basic and simplistic way of expressing what has to be a deep and complex theory , but the story of Martin may provide more clues . |
| 14 | I reasoned that this was where I would find a small breeder advertising his or her first clutches of chicks for sale — someone who was n't big enough to justify advertising all year round . |
| 15 | May I suggest that this is only true if natural conditions are emulated , and to do this requires a thorough understanding of the Cardinals ' natural habitat — which is not a blackwater area . |
| 16 | ‘ And may I suggest that this is precisely the kind of overheated sensational attitude I would most strongly deplore . |
| 17 | I think you know and I know that this is just not true ! |
| 18 | Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was exactly what she did . |
| 19 | I understand that this was pretty common , quite common throughout British Railways , it took a few years to knit together you know , the nationalization and the fact that we were just the same railway after that . |
| 20 | Chairman , I believe that this is just the sort of motion that can only bring local government into disrepute It 's an abuse of power the council holds lands in the county farms estate for purposes set out in the nineteen sixty agriculture act . |
| 21 | I believe that this is as much a matter of teaching style as of a correct single method ( it is also a matter of the ‘ ear ’ and sensitivity to language of individual pupils ) . |
| 22 | He thought : I believe that this is how I shall remember her when it is over , as over it will surely be sooner or later . |
| 23 | I believe that this is absolutely vital , not only for teachers ' sanity , but also for the health of the education system as a whole . |
| 24 | I believe and this is why I 'm involved with I believe that you get the best of both worlds here . |
| 25 | I believe if this is indeed a statement about the christian ideal of marriage , then we should put worship at the very centre of it . |
| 26 | I felt like deciding then and there never to get drunk again , but being so young I decided that this was probably a little unrealistic , so I determined not to get that drunk again . |
| 27 | Ultimately , I decided that this was not getting us anywhere , but I was her last hope . |
| 28 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 29 | As to the criticism of Claire Holman and Michael Maloney , I feel that this was excessively malicious . |
| 30 | I felt that this was possibly a chap I should look at — quite apart from the fact that I knew little of him except that he had somehow or other got out of Holland and become the ADC to Queen Wilhelmina at the Dutch headquarters in London . |