Example sentences of "my [noun] was that i " in BNC.
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| 1 | My story was that I was the orphaned son of my father 's long-lost younger brother , and only staying on occasional extended holidays on the island while I was passed from relative to relative and my future was decided . |
| 2 | The furthest fucking thing from my mind was that I 'd be a clothing manufacturer . ’ |
| 3 | The thought uppermost in my mind was that I had always wondered how young horses felt when I knocked wolf teeth out of them . |
| 4 | My reply was that I doubted if any such plan had a remote chance of success , and that I would want to be assured of the truthfulness and authenticity of the document he was planning to send me . |
| 5 | ‘ His criticism of my sermon was that I had not gone far enough , ’ continued Father Kipling . |
| 6 | My point was that I was intrigued as to who was representing the racing Press on the panel of voters . |
| 7 | And he had to do that every year in order to satisfy his stance his hat that he was wearing , that he was actually being the boss , and knocking the workers down , look I 'm holding down , what twenty-two point on six , er and he believed that my need was that I could go back to my manager , and say , look I got him up to two point one , . |
| 8 | ‘ He once said that one of my weaknesses was that I was n't vindictive enough , ’ said the urbane and distinctly ungrudging Foster , hugging a radiator . |
| 9 | ‘ I think my trouble was that I had too much help and felt as if my boobs were all anyone was interested in . |
| 10 | What I was trying to say my Lord was that I did n't know was associated or was associated at that time . |
| 11 | The next facet of my approach was that I wanted to see more flexibility in the hands of local family health services authorities over the application of funds and the use of the substantial sums of money that are available to them for the development of primary health care . |
| 12 | My problem was that I could not sleep during the day . |
| 13 | At home the attitude of my parents-in-law was that I was from outside Pakistan , so I must be very independent — although I never showed my independence . |
| 14 | My impression was that I was only getting a small part of his attention , that he was profoundly preoccupied and that the one thing he wanted was to be left alone . ’ |