Example sentences of "[adv] i [vb past] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually I realised that a weapon could be more effective than my 11-year-old fists and depleted teeth , so I smashed an empty milk bottle over his head . |
| 2 | Quite early on I discovered that a perfectly spherical surface for the inside of a bowl reflects the light well , the whole surface seems to light up evenly . |
| 3 | The hostess 's plaintive appeals rang out above the cries of alarm as the big dog charged around , but very soon I realized that a more insidious element had crept into the situation . |
| 4 | Secondly , a while ago I mentioned that a guy called Alan Byrne had been over for a trial , in Elland Road , from Shamrock Rovers in Dublin . |
| 5 | Then I saw that a D. Mus. degree required the composition of a fugue in eight parts , and when I wrote a Concerto for string orchestra I felt compelled to better this with a ten-part contrapuntal episode . |
| 6 | Occasionally I felt that a policeman or a plain-clothes dick was looking rather too intently into my face . |