Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [that] my [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found the big difficulty in socialising was that my friends lived in another part of London . |
| 2 | One thing that must be done is that my place must look respectable by 11 a.m. so that if anybody does come in , it looks tidy . |
| 3 | What actually happened is that my Group said simply that our proposals for 11 to 16 year olds were built on our work for the primary stages , and that it would be absurd for us to bring out our second Report if its proposals were out of tune with the earlier attainment targets . |
| 4 | The only thing that really happened was that my mum got a divorce in 1972 on the grounds that he had sexually assaulted me and there was mental cruelty to her . |
| 5 | All I know is that my presence was no surprise to them , but they decided to go ahead with the drop anyway . |
| 6 | I lose track of where I am and all I know is that my baby is on the other side of the world . |
| 7 | I am short-sighted , and I 'm sure that when war breaks out , the first thing that 'll happen is that my glasses will break . |
| 8 | ‘ The first thing I decided was that my hair had to come off . ’ |
| 9 | All it meant was that my career came to an end slightly ahead of schedule . ’ |
| 10 | All I knew was that my life was intolerable and that the only way not to be destroyed by it , or by ‘ them ’ as I called the adult , authoritative world , was to reject them and everything they stood for . |
| 11 | The first thing I had to learn was that my parents ' use of guilt was not for my benefit but for theirs . |
| 12 | ‘ What you mean is that my uncle will tell me what to say . ’ |
| 13 | All I can say is that my students were gobsmacked by Paul Thorburn 's 70m penalty . |