Example sentences of "i [verb] that it [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , we did go down there for a week to explore the possibilities , and I admitted that it was n't what it was and that the rosy glow that still suffused me at the very name was probably nostalgia for my touring days , when it was the most prestigious of all the dates . |
| 2 | I contend that it was all down to Shakespeare 's employer . |
| 3 | Sorry — I mean — I mean that it was a stupid question ! |
| 4 | By traditional I mean that it was founded on a growing interpretation of the past , not that tradition was swallowed hook , line and sinker — indeed , in some cases it was turned upside down — but always it was referred to , re-explained . |
| 5 | It certainly would n't be against the ideological er ideas of the Party but I mean that it was an ideological , it was more practical cos it was , it was related the purification campaign of the Party , cos we know they 're having these campaigns |
| 6 | As I opened it , and looked out , I realized that it was the first time I had consciously looked out : before , I had always been hurrying by . |
| 7 | The radio was silent and I realized that it was coming from outside . |
| 8 | A closer look and I realized that it was not fog but smoke , and very thick at that . |
| 9 | Then I looked at it again and I realized that it was n't too hard . |
| 10 | It was a meadow ready for cutting and suddenly I realized that it was high summer , the sun was hot and that every step brought the fragrance of clover and warm grass rising about me into the crystal freshness of the air . |
| 11 | year but the end result came when the two children did get took into foster care erm , that 's when I realized that it was a problem and I had to do something about it . |
| 12 | I could not swallow pills until I realised that it was a psychological problem ( ’ Sticky pills ’ ) Monitor , 13 January , p 88 ) . |
| 13 | And when I thought back over the conversation , I realised that it was an extremely unlikely thing to have happened . |
| 14 | I realised that it was time to take back control over my children 's lives and I joined the city wide anti-dampness campaign instead . |
| 15 | Of course , I realised that it was an example of pure coincidence and that there could be nothing more to it . |
| 16 | It was even worse when I realised that it was more than that . |
| 17 | After about two minutes of watching I realised that it was a travel programme and they were in Corfu so I changed the channel . |
| 18 | I then went on to think about who had clipped Secretary of State Samson 's golden locks and , once again , I realised that it was the right hon. Member for Finchley . |
| 19 | Then they said well and then I realised that it was Fennite and I 'd heard of that |
| 20 | I did n't really believe it at first , er , and then I received couple or more phone calls from er various people in the industry who er , who were aware of it and started to congratulate me , and then I realised that it was the truth , that er I really did have a big hit record once again with Blue Velvet . |
| 21 | I registered that it was Mme Guérigny and her brothers and sisters-in-law who uttered the calumnies , and only later that Jean-Claude never took issue with them . |
| 22 | I , with a mother 's intuition , had suspected that ‘ things ’ were not right but I expected that it was one of those ‘ hiccups ’ … ) not so , I 'm afraid . |
| 23 | I found that it was easy to read and well organised in eight chapters . |
| 24 | Each repeated the other 's remarks and on the couple of occasions that I went there when Sparks were crowded out , I found that it was extremely difficult not to laugh . |
| 25 | I found that it was vital to keep them under water when moving them after I had experienced problems with eggs which were accidentally exposed to air which probably dried them out . |
| 26 | Sometimes I found that it was better left off , but equally it could often provide the missing element in certain sounds . |
| 27 | Once I got used to the screen , I found that it was OK to use , but I suspect that it would n't suit everybody . |
| 28 | The top rail is joined to the uprights by dovetail housings and to cut the mortises for the laths I found that it was best to hold the rail in the vice with blocks to pack it out and then to cut down vertically . |
| 29 | er and of course I 've known Walter for years but I do n't know his wife , I 've never met his wife and of course not being able to get out into the street now , I should get out for about two years after I lost my husband and then I got this er awful pain nobody knows unless they have it er this arthritis in my knees , you see , and erm and then I found that it was too much for me to er otherwise I used to walk up to the post box road and I used to count the steps , three hundred and something steps there and three hundred and something back , you see , and to the front door , you see , but I , I ca n't do it now but I have with help and I went out last year with er Mrs and er twice we went to Dulwich which I enjoyed and so did she and the last time we went to and er we had our lunch and we went to see my cousins at West Suffolk and and , and then came home again , you see , and that 's the only time I went out last year and usually I used to go to for a day and I am hoping that if I , I am hoping , well you can only hope , that I might perhaps go so out one Sunday , once , just once in the , you see , because er , th that 's when when you 're old you 've got to keep , you 've got to hope for something |
| 30 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |