Example sentences of "i [vb past] [that] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked that in section fifteen should include , which it does n't at the moment , the following matters . |
| 2 | Some people tend to take advantage of a placid nature — that is only human — so I realized that in order to prevent abuse of my personality I would have to put up a barrier to protect my inner self . |
| 3 | I realized that in fact she was absolutely determined on going , she had n't the imagination to act out this sort of scene to punish me , nor , to be fair , would she ever have been so spiteful if she had . |
| 4 | I found that for tie problems such as ‘ 1+1 ’ , ‘ 2+2 ’ , response times were very quick and similar for the more and less able children . |
| 5 | I found that in France it was the practice to buy meat , fruit , vegetables and bread daily ( in the case of bread , at least twice daily ) oneself , rather than rely on deliveries once or twice a week . |
| 6 | And I reported that to June and she said that 's a load of nonsense because there 's nothing in it to make you feel lightheaded or anything else , and if he , if he felt a bit tired you know . |
| 7 | And I believed that to others I who looked thus strangely upon them , I also was strange . |
| 8 | But I noticed that at times the fat proprietress went to their rooms ; to play cards , she said . |
| 9 | I actually first realised this at the second year , that when I was looking for the , the previous year , I noticed that in July the business went and I thought , because everybody 's gone on holiday . |
| 10 | If I parked that outside Stuart Street , it would really annoy Frank and Salome if they had friends round . |
| 11 | I organized that at Conway Hall now , in most reference books my agent 's name is listed , and my agent got a call saying the minute I began to read from that book I would die . |
| 12 | I replied that of course such decisions were entirely his prerogative , then I fell into a musing mood and sought to recall something Rosa had asked me the previous week about English social customs . |
| 13 | ‘ Then I discovered that on top of everything else I 'd had wrong about you , you were a virgin . |
| 14 | I was not sure whether I owed that to Gwenellen , the universal awe of Old Red , or Aline 's being away . |
| 15 | So I decided that in order not to appear as a bad-tempered harpy , I would agree with everything Shirl said and then add : ‘ But … ’ |
| 16 | I scrounged that off Tom McAskill who owes me a favour ’ |
| 17 | I knew that from day one , and would n't take the trouble of working and saving for them . |
| 18 | Mm , the lady at the checkout when I got Tim 's that time , do you remember , cos all the birthdays come together and I saw that for Tim so it make him one |
| 19 | Yeah , I saw that in John Lewis , the toy department , she said you forgot to cancel Jameson 's . |
| 20 | Oh this is disappointing because I thought that with G P who 'll knows what he requires and what his patients require was going to have erm a pretty er erm |
| 21 | I said sir , up until now I thought that in Costa Rica there were only four or five people that knew about this place . |
| 22 | ‘ I must admit I thought that in retrospect you might resent what happened between us last night . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Well , now we 've survived another of your mini-disasters , ’ he continued , ‘ I thought that after dinner we 'd look at the plans ; it will save time tomorrow . |
| 24 | On this particular Friday I remembered that of course all the men were away shooting ISAAC or some other unlucky fellow . |
| 25 | When I was about seventeen I learned that V.S. Naipaul wrote A House for Mr Biswas in Streatham Hill . " |
| 26 | Erm and that you know I wrote to , I , I discussed that with Alan as a problem but then I took it away with the pro forma that says and you , now the target pro forma 's got columns you 've got to fill in and I |
| 27 | Well like I said , I said that , I said that to Pete and Pete goes , God I wish he 'd make up his mind ! |
| 28 | No she was n't , but even so , you know , I said that to Liz , Liz said oh it 's not , it 's nothing to do with your responsibility . |
| 29 | and when I said that to Penny she said well that 's nice she said you 've got ta lot of , a lot of friends at home , I said no , I have n't got friends |
| 30 | They do n't ca they do n't care I used to say that a if I said that to Steven pack it in , somebody will hear , he 'd say well open the bloody windows and let them hear ! |