Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [that] i had " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 2 | I could only be glad that I had never spoken of my plan to Joe , when he was looking after me . |
| 3 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 4 | Their replies to my questions may not be those that I had in mind , but by telling them that they were incorrect I would probably have ensured that they would not be so willing to answer again . |
| 5 | After the first week I came to the reluctant conclusion that Charlie Trumper was n't going to be pleased that I had sacrificed ten pounds of our money — six of his and four of mine — just to appease my female vanity . |
| 6 | 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 . |