Example sentences of "that [adj] day i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On that first brief visit I made up my mind that one day I would return there . |
| 2 | She must have sensed that one day I would be leaving her again , and that nearly broke my heart , knowing the sadness she must feel all too well in my experiences with lovers who never stayed long but left me feeling as if part of me had been torn from my body . |
| 3 | Having had to resort to asking passers-by to pull it closed for me , I was worried that one day I would n't be able to get in . |
| 4 | I was asked once if it seemed real to me that one day I would be lifeless inside it . |
| 5 | Little did I know then that one day I would be training a fully grown bird of prey to hunt . |
| 6 | On holiday at my parents ' house in Wales , I locked myself into the ground floor bathroom and swore that one day I would be a paratrooper in the French Foreign Legion . |
| 7 | So great was my obsession that I used to wish that one day I would develop my own American accent . |
| 8 | Deep in my heart there was still hope that one day I would receive a letter saying , ‘ I am alive and I have not forgotten you . ’ |
| 9 | But I believe she always felt that I had leadership potential and that one day I would have great responsibility . " |
| 10 | I stood with the breeze flapping at my collar , watching the spin-drift sand , promising that one day I would write about this place . |
| 11 | Oh , I did swear vengeance but , believe me , revenge is a dish best served cold and somehow , deep in my innards , I knew that one day I would settle with the Luciferi . |
| 12 | ‘ She thanked me for my courtesy and prophesied that one day I would play against Europe 's greatest prince in a game of hazard , and win . |
| 13 | ‘ Do you think , ’ Miss Violet said , leaning forward excitedly , ‘ do you think , Signora Romagnoli , do you think that one day I might meet Mrs Browning in this house ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I realised that one day I might not be so lucky . |
| 15 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |
| 16 | I am afraid that one day I 'll come to hate even my brothers and sisters . |
| 17 | I often think about seeing a therapist , in the hope that one day I 'll be able to have a fulfilling love life . |
| 18 | I have a theory that one day I 'll just be sitting there moving the pencil around and I 'll hit on a brand new character for a strip . |
| 19 | I just hope that one day I 'll be as happy as you are . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ When I was at school I had no idea that one day I 'd be captain of Yorkshire . |
| 21 | I 'd always imagined that one day I 'd be able to turn to the guy beside me at the Giants Stadium and say ‘ That 's my kid playing down there ’ . |
| 22 | I had been complaining that one day I must become a good daughter again and go back home for a visit . |