Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought you were an experienced professional or I 'd never have let you go in the first place ! |
| 2 | I am quite clear that I shall have to go into the evidence very carefully when the police report is available to me . |
| 3 | I did not threaten to resign but I did make it clear that I would not endorse changes I could not justify . |
| 4 | I had tried to be first in order to get it over with quickly but now it was clear that I would be under the gaze of most if not all of the class . |
| 5 | " Foolishly , I dined with him to make clear that I would n't see him again and that if he persisted with his unwanted attention I would have no choice but to go to you . |
| 6 | If , on the basis of this , I were to proceed to make very careful observations of the weights of a wide variety of human earlobes , recording and categorizing the many observations , I think it is clear that I would not be making any significant contribution to science . |
| 7 | Mr. Bill Walker : I have made it clear that I would not be unhappy if Stagecoach ended up with the Strathtay area , but that I would prefer Strathtay bus company . |
| 8 | When I was considering the applications from Foresterhill and others , I made it clear that I would not approve an application unless I was personally persuaded that the criteria would be met . |
| 9 | There may be more to this than meets the eye ( if you 'll excuse the pun ) as just once in a while I have taken zander during the daytime in water that has been so clear that I would have rated my chances as zero . |
| 10 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 11 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores like shopping and housework when I needed it . |
| 12 | It soon became clear that I could no longer rely on friends for help with everyday chores , like shopping and housework , when I needed it . |
| 13 | Notwithstanding the problems it was clear that I could emulate to some extent the effect of the shoulder rotation ( shoulder torque ) and movement of the wrist ( wrist torque ) . |
| 14 | I exhibited at the exhibition for several years but abandoned this when it became clear that I could not compete with the accuracy of the machine-made product . |
| 15 | I thought we 'd been getting on pretty well but as Father 's Day approached , Joe made it clear that I could n't hope to be any more than just second best |
| 16 | I felt free that I would never have to go back . ’ |
| 17 | She paused and then because he said nothing , but only kept a silence full of sympathy and put more bread on her plate , she burst out , ‘ I did everything wrong that I could . |
| 18 | ‘ Funny that I can always tell what you 're thinking , is n't it ? |
| 19 | But the actual letter survives and only a mind predisposed to suspect the sender could think it pompous : ‘ After the most careful consideration I have decided , if you are willing that I should do so , to recommend your name for the succession to the see of Durham . ’ |
| 20 | So high that I can not hear them speak . |
| 21 | With limited space , it is unavoidable that I can provide only a summary of the work of a very active Association , but I thought your readers would be interested to know that schools are not being neglected . |
| 22 | She is asthmatic so I would very much like to get in touch with people who have had experience of an asthmatic child . |
| 23 | ‘ I was orphaned so I could n't carry on studying . |
| 24 | But when she came up to me after that third seminar I was so shocked and embarrassed that I could barely speak . |
| 25 | Well you could n't have anybody more careful than me could you ? |
| 26 | ‘ As your agent , I should advise you against it — my cut will be so minute that I 'll lose it through a hole in my pocket . |
| 27 | If the hon. Member for Fife , Central dislikes the idea of reviews , it suggests that his attitude to public expenditure is less rigorous than I would have expected . |
| 28 | Her Edmund ( who lives in Rome ) is more distinguished than I could ever be , and she was never so humble as her Emily . |
| 29 | It had been running through my thoughts so often that I knew it by heart , yet now I was suddenly afraid that I might do the wrong thing ! |
| 30 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |