Example sentences of "i have [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |
| 2 | In a cinema , for example , although you would no doubt forgive me if I shouted ‘ Move ! ’ at you if I had seen that a heavy chandelier was falling on to your head , you might not be so tolerant if I used the same formulation , requesting the same action , if you were simply obscuring my view of the screen . |
| 3 | I had hoped that a further proper search of Meredith-Lee 's rooms would have come up with something , but absolutely not . |
| 4 | I had noticed that a great deal of moral indignation was wasted in England over matters relating to sexual encounters . |
| 5 | I had reckoned that an accusation of fear would sting the Maggot , and even before he interrupted me he had banked the plane westwards . |
| 6 | I had heard that a couple who lived across the road from us , Maureen and Aubrey Edwards , took in and cared for injured birds . |
| 7 | Somewhere I had read that a gentleman is one who never causes pain ; perhaps I was trying to be a gentleman . |
| 8 | I was n't deceived , for Nour had been kind when I had been what he called ‘ good ’ , and I had thought that a new Nour had been born who was made for me , designed for all my needs and desires , and we would be unchangingly happy together until the end of time . |
| 9 | Heat treatment , self-help on the patient 's part , and rehabilitation of the affected muscles by massage and exercise were the tenets of her faith — and I had to admit that a great deal of what she practised depended on scorn for the accepted methods of treatment with splints , braces , and corsets which only assisted the patients in coping with unhealed limbs , not in any actual sense curing them . |
| 10 | I 've got , I 've said that an all , all along they 're actually good , should let your John have a look at these , some parts of it are boring , or some parts are really nice like the electric grade and , you know the fireworks |
| 11 | But I 've noticed that a certain amount of loot helps to invest even your most casual remarks with a certain significance . |
| 12 | Talking about front doors I 've noticed that a lot of the houses have got two doors on the front side |
| 13 | ‘ Then one night Hugo and Jebb ( The Mouse 's twanging Boothby twins ) went there for a quiet beer and the DJ was going , ‘ I 've heard that a couple of Jacob 's Mouse are here and I want to tell them to get off their high horse and come down to play here . |
| 14 | I 've found that a small hole drilled in the filter intake just below water level will prevent accidental syphoning . |
| 15 | But I 've found that a few years away from something can make you realise just how much you want it — need it . ’ |
| 16 | I 've found that an easy way to cut ceramic tiles to shape is to use a brand new hacksaw blade . |
| 17 | I have to report that a bed was damaged during our stay . |
| 18 | In this article , I have assumed that a band has reached this second stage by being offered a recording contract . |
| 19 | In making this judgement , I have assumed that an encyclopedia has to meet three essential criteria : it should be easy to use ; have a wide coverage ; and be both accurate and up-to-date . |
| 20 | ‘ I have heard that a teacher from the Dyslexia Institute is being brought in to give advice to teachers here . |
| 21 | The Institute seems to be rather vaguely organized , as they still have n't been able to tell me what students I am teaching — my teaching , it turns out , does n't start until Monday , but I have heard that an abnormally large number of students have signed up for my course , so I shall have a lot of marking of papers to do at the end of four weeks . |
| 22 | I have decided that an appeal to the House of Lords should be lodged , and this has been done . |
| 23 | I have indicated that a wide and unacceptable gap exists between central plans and local realities . |
| 24 | But I have to concede that an amazing number of people are interested in me because of the television programmes and the books . |
| 25 | And I think er Well Pat and I have discussed that a little bit as well , cos I 've been under some pressure in this direction with Alice . |
| 26 | Quantity is easier to consider than quality , of course , and I have found that a promotions committee can be thrown into bemusement and mild disarray by suggesting that many of the publications on a candidate 's CV might better have not been published . |
| 27 | ‘ I have found that a horse can raise 150 pounds with ease . |
| 28 | I have found that a build up of infusoria in the tank over this period can reduce the number of fry that reach the free swimming stage . |
| 29 | I have found that a pair of Neons can yield around two hundred eggs in a spawning , but the number of fry raised can vary from twenty five to over a hundred . |
| 30 | I have found that an American marine keeper has experimented with AC voltage leaks in marine systems . |