Example sentences of "that i [vb mod] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not simply terror that I might invade his study and his solitude ; it was terror that I might invade his heart . |
| 2 | It was not simply terror that I might invade his study and his solitude ; it was terror that I might invade his heart . |
| 3 | ‘ When I spoke of your circumstances , it was only in the belief that I might understand your plight . |
| 4 | Looking around the sparsely attended Chamber , I had a feeling that I might catch your eye sooner or later . |
| 5 | It seems to me that I might have my hands busy during a fight , so I 've taught this one to answer to sounds , and to react to the pressure of my thighs . ’ |
| 6 | I mentioned to Ewen that I still had some ( I told him 10 , but it appears to be only 8 ) copies left of GGE , and yesterday I approached Bargain Books on Princes Street , where I see they 're selling it for £6 , in the hope that I might add my copies to their stock and get a cheque for you . |
| 7 | For instance , I admit freely that I would expect my desktop publisher to be able to flow and reflow copy from one column to another automatically ; that seems a basic requirement for general-purpose DTP and PagePlus ca n't do it . |
| 8 | Another dream that I had several times was that I would sacrifice my life to save others . |
| 9 | I thought that I would start my own trend , an all-in-one suit . |
| 10 | There is nothing in it at the moment that I would want my name associated with . ’ |
| 11 | He told me that I would make my living with words . |
| 12 | Little did I realise that I would end my ministerial career by spending much of my time on the Welsh Grand Committee . |
| 13 | I pressed my father 's hand and told him that I would protect his grave with my life . |
| 14 | I told her that I would do her large-animal work for her … ’ |
| 15 | I replied to his letter to say thanks for believing in me , and that I would do my best not to let him down . |
| 16 | When he told me to strip I refused , saying that I would change my clothes only if he left the room . |
| 17 | I thought that I would wear my Great Britain tracksuit to the airport . |
| 18 | I wrote to Mrs. X to inform her that I would take her case up with Ministers at the Ministry of Defence . |
| 19 | I never thought that I would join their ranks for me being the steward and the convenor was always enough . |
| 20 | ‘ And your third mistake is to assume that I would risk my whole operation by sleeping with any one of them — no matter how attractive they might be . ’ |
| 21 | Fixing my eyes on them , I could n't help cursing Aisha , wishing she was dead , swearing by the Prophet Muhammad that I would have my revenge because it was she who was stopping me walking those streets and riding in those red buses to find work and a flat or a room of my own . |
| 22 | Do you seriously believe that I would jeopardise my career by dabbling in such nasty , underhand acts ? ’ |
| 23 | All … all that I 'm saying is that I would like my job and what I do ideally to be like that . |
| 24 | The Austrian officials were quite another matter ; middle-aged , self-confident , well dressed and courteous , they enquired how long I intended to stay , glanced in the boot , and waved me on with the hope that I would enjoy my stay . |
| 25 | I told Lord Dilhorne that I would ask my doctor whether in his opinion I could last the course if the task were laid upon me . |
| 26 | Shakespeare must have thought them common enough : in As You Like It a frustrated Rosalind says , ‘ I prithee , take thy cork out of thy mouth that I may drink thy tidings . ’ |
| 27 | Bartram had insisted that this differed from the candleberry , Myrica cerifera , while Miller had found other authors ranging it with the Liquidambar , ‘ so I shall be much obliged to you , if you can send me a perfect specimen , that I may determine its proper genus . ’ |
| 28 | Abraham makes his request : ‘ Give me land enough among you so that I may bury my dead properly . ’ |
| 29 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 30 | And soon , when I 'm old enough — he has said that I may have his camera , and take pictures for myself . |