Example sentences of "[am/are] [adj] that [subord] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | When , towards the end , he said , ‘ I am convinced that where I have failed no one could have succeeded , ’ this appeared not a boast , but an understatement . |
| 2 | We try to see that conditions at work are such that if I , to make it personal , was working in a particular factory , I would find them as congenial as they could reasonably be . |
| 3 | I am confident that when I recommend a constituent to see UKIAS he or she will be dealt with in an entirely independent and completely honourable and decent manner . |
| 4 | I am sure that if I had been his secretary for a fortnight I should have wanted to poison him , not marry him … yes , I should have run round to the chemist 's for threepennyworth of poison after a very short time . |
| 5 | The Reds were well on top and I am sure that if I had lasted the game I would have given the selectors something to think about . |
| 6 | He added : ‘ I am sure that if I had my time again there would be many things I would do differently ’ , but went on : ‘ Criticism is part of the price of leadership . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I am concerned that if I now have to respond fully to that part of the plaintiffs ' order of 5 June dealing with the various alleged payments my position vis-à-vis the police investigation may well be prejudiced . |
| 8 | Write down ‘ I really want … , but I 'm afraid that if I get it … ’ |
| 9 | However , when she wrote down ‘ I 'm afraid that if I find a man who loves me … , one evening , she was amazed to find words spilling out on to the paper . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm afraid that if I go grey , ’ one of my friends said , ‘ men wo n't try to chat me up on planes . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm afraid that when I dropped out of sight it created a great deal of concern in the village . |
| 12 | I 'm glad that since I lost weight , they 're hardly noticeable . |
| 13 | I 'm sure that if I 'd had this excellent book when learning to windsurf my progress would have been much faster . |
| 14 | Mary says now : ‘ Accessing my past lives has been of great benefit and I 'm sure that if I 'd gone to an ordinary therapist , nothing would have been sorted out . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm sure that if I was still living in England we would n't have got the push that we had on the last album and we would n't have got nominated for a Grammy . |
| 16 | I 'm sure that when I came out of the room I was staggering , and instinctively I pawed at my mouth . |
| 17 | ‘ And I 'm frightened that if I go down to the cellars I might die . ’ |