Example sentences of "is that i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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31 I would say : if you want to talk of my thinking it in such circumstances then the least misleading thing to say is that I think it in saying it .
32 All I know is that I think it 's a safe distance for me to drive behind that car at any given time .
33 But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health .
34 Well , that 's , that 's up to you , but the , what , the point I 'm trying to make is that I think it 's important that you actually consider that before the interview is , is ever , ever takes place , because otherwise you could be caught very flat-footed .
35 ‘ What I mean , ’ said Robert , feeling a direct approach was required , ‘ is that I think I am having a nervous breakdown . ’
36 Gravedigger Jose Molina said : ‘ What scares me is that I think I 'll be her first victim . ’
37 Anyway , what I 'm trying to say is that I find myself looking around more .
38 All I can say in my defence is that I have nothing now in my life that I would need to hide from you . ’
39 If you think of a famous building that you associate with London okay we are doing life in the city , we all live in London okay , think in your mind of a famous building for example Saint Paul 's , what I want you to do , and we 'll go round the class , is that I want you to describe yourself
40 ‘ The pure and simple fact ’ , said Harris , ‘ is that I loved it . ‘
41 Roses are red the day is blue , my only wish now is that I spend it with you .
42 Sophie smiled at her godmother , then , turning to Joanna , she said , ‘ The point is that I feel you 're disappointed .
43 ‘ What I mean to say , ’ replied Robert , ‘ is that I feel I need to know where I stand . ’
44 My point is that I see nothing in the Gracious Speech to enable me to counter the opinions expressed by our European partners who are still proud to know us but bemused that we have a Britain which in their eyes is no longer as great as it was .
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