Example sentences of "[adv] i be [adj] that " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Mostly I 'm sorry that I hurt myself .
2 To expand on that ; many girls would retain the values of civilisation and would want democracy and order and all that , as Ralph did , and eventually I am sure that a girl or girls would break away , causing a rift in the group , I think that the causes of the rift would be more trivial and the arguments more verbal and less brutally physical than the boys , but girls are capable of a great deal of spite and bitter unforgiveness and if more than one leader-figure emerges , they may later argue .
3 Suddenly I was sure that I knew the secret of life .
4 Suddenly I was aware that my decadent bath had gone cold and the church bells were clanging the faithful to evensong .
5 Suddenly I was aware that all my actions since the attack had been aimless distractions — action for the sake of action .
6 Naturally I was disappointed that the most notable name of which we could boast had to be excluded : and although I knew that he disliked re-reading his prose works , I was as sorry that he felt the essay to be below standard as I was to regret his later repudiation of After Strange Gods .
7 Obviously I 'm pleased that I 'm getting a few winners , ’ he told me , ‘ but I would still like to have more mounts .
8 Obviously I 'm concerned that people should be confusing us .
9 Mr O'Connor said : ‘ Obviously I 'm concerned that people should be confusing us .
10 Our relationship does seem to be improving but obviously I 'm worried that we now seem to be paying 50% more than we expected .
11 Personally I am convinced that unless initiatives like that undertaken by the Urban Studies Centre ( see page 95 ) are adopted , we will continue to train teachers who , though they have impeccable paper qualifications , lack the real life experience which will give credibility to the certificates , degrees and diplomas they have so earnestly won .
12 First impressions are inclined to stick so I am glad that my introduction to the Highlands and Islands was on such a day .
13 Even so I am surprised that you do n't have enough memory left to run your wordprocessor 's configuration program .
14 So I 'm sure that confuses him even more at this stage .
15 Wel it does n't get a great deal of publicity in the media , and of course we only circulate information about it to schools , so I 'm sure that the man in the street probably has never heard of it .
16 And so I 'm delighted that this week , reporter Alison MacDonald 's looking at our so-called child friendly society .
17 So I 'm afraid that did put me off .
18 So I 'm afraid that some were faked and some were real .
19 And erm So I 'm glad that the flats are coming down .
20 so I 'm glad that 's fixed and I 'll what 's oh if he 's got them
21 Unfortunately were not successful in winning the small towns category on this occasion but nevertheless I am sure that members would want to congratulate on their considerable success in the regional finals of this prestigious competition .
22 Nevertheless I am convinced that where , as here , a party can satisfy the court that there is a genuine risk of prosecution for some offence which is not within the scope of section 31 of the Theft Act 1968 ’ — e.g. conspiracy — ‘ or any similar statutory provision , it is not open to this court to substitute for the privilege against self-incrimination some other protection based on an order restricting the use of disclosed material .
23 Nevertheless I am certain that society has the right to prevent homosexuals encouraging others to be homosexual . '
24 Anyway I 'm hopeful that he 'll be in today , because I mean the noise wo n't stop , so I mean when I report it , it just goes on
25 Somehow I was relieved that a guard was with us because I thought that if there was an accident his friends might try to get him — and maybe us — out .
26 The more I think about it the more I am amazed that men are so sanguine about this food-for-sex thing .
27 ‘ The more I see of you , the more I 'm convinced that we have a great deal more in common than being related to a tiresome adolescent .
28 Nonetheless I am pleased that I did so and grateful to the SOED-sponsored grant scheme for assistance .
29 Nonetheless I am puzzled that , according to an NOP poll , the Post Office is the most popular of all the public utilities with a satisfaction rate of 78 per cent , while the least popular was British Telecom with just 60 per cent .
30 Clearly I 'm gratified that the Appeal Court has cleared my name .
  Next page