Example sentences of "i [verb] [prep] [be] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remain to be convinced that there is a problem and that therefore we should necessarily consider the solution that the hon. Gentleman suggested . |
| 2 | She says there is a need for a better east-west link.But I remain to be convinced that it 's a 3 lane highway , driving its way through Oxfordshire and Wiltshire . |
| 3 | In the end I pretended to be worried that I had left my bicycle lamp on and dashed outside to relieve myself in a flower-bed . |
| 4 | I want to be sure that we retain all these characteristics of a decent and civilised society , while managing our economic fortunes competently so that we can pay for our individual and collective aspirations . |
| 5 | Now , bearing in mind the very short space of time between now and the close of the enquiry , I want to be sure that as far as objectors and the council are concerned , that this is a course of action which is both acceptable and practical as far as they are concerned . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to be sure that everything runs smoothly when this blasted delegation gets here tomorrow . |
| 7 | ‘ No , if there 's somebody behind me , I want to be sure that it 's One Of Theirs . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Naturally I want to be sure that we have very precise data about radon 's limited and localised occurrence . |
| 9 | I want to be clear that the House realises what we are doing . |
| 10 | I could not make her understand it was herself , and I began to be afraid that her illness was real . |
| 11 | But I needed to be sure that you had not forgotten your homesite . |
| 12 | The gentleman I spoke with was unaware that light aircraft ADF equipment was unable to tune to the half kHz and seemed quite surprised to learn this . |
| 13 | Until then , I need to be convinced that they are truly superior . |
| 14 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
| 15 | I have to be convinced that she 'll make a good mother . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The album is just like one leaf on the tree , and that 's why I waited two years to do the next one , because I wanted to be sure that my playing had something new to offer . |
| 17 | I wanted to be sure that I was doing the right thing and would n't regret it . |
| 18 | A new set of feelings about the baby had begun to emerge since I had nearly lost it , and I wanted to be sure that they were going to take root before I risked dispersing them with talk . |
| 19 | ‘ There are two reasons why I wanted to be sure that I met up with you after school today . ’ |