Example sentences of "was [adj] that i have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I discussed my feelings with the woman in question and I slept with her , but I deeply regretted it later on and was sorry that I had n't weighed up the consequences more thoroughly beforehand . |
| 2 | Then , I believe , she was grateful that I had no prior distractions in my life . |
| 3 | As for Edward — it was clear that I 'd stumbled on to sensitive ground . |
| 4 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |
| 5 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 6 | I was glad that I had learned to breath properly and relax . |
| 7 | He was just checking that I had n't left for good , was glad that I had n't , and was that real coffee he could smell ? |
| 8 | Given that they had the ‘ weather works ’ that day in the shape of sleet , hail , wind and rain , whilst simultaneously a view of quite a lot of snow on Vesuvius , I was glad that I had stayed at home with a good book . |
| 9 | I was glad that I had not attempted to plan the whole programme in advance , as the Workshop developed under its own momentum , using and Communicative Grammar of English as a text and ground-plan . |
| 10 | But I was glad that I 'd finally had sex — it was a way of proving that my parents and Uncle Joe had n't destroyed my life . |
| 11 | It was incredible that I 'd ended up in her kitchen , too , because she was the perfect person for me to cry on — and she , knowing me from way back when , was a phenomenal comfort to me , explaining so much I did n't know about the Jewish way of death , about the absence of hell , about the soul . |
| 12 | When I went back to the college everybody was thrilled that I 'd had a chance to meet the queen . " |
| 13 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 14 | For example , some people are uncooperative — one specialist in community health refused to be interviewed because , I later discovered , she was angry that I had not gone to interview her first — whilst others are sometimes over-cooperative , extending one-hour interviews to three hours ! |
| 15 | I was ashamed that I 'd written a reference for him when he applied for that job . |
| 16 | In spite of the rain 's best efforts , I was pleased that I had been able to observe and film interesting mink behaviour . |
| 17 | I was happy because I was now ‘ on the inside ’ , doing war-work and feeling , for the first time , that we were really a partnership ; and I was proud that I had grown more confident , and mature enough to take Leslie as he was , and no longer demanded — as he had once said that I did — that he be the White Knight . |
| 18 | I was pleased with this reflection , and so convoluted is the human mind that I ceased to take pride in my lack of pride and was proud that I had found myself capable of it . |
| 19 | It was inconceivable that I 'd lost the bag forever . |
| 20 | ‘ I was annoyed that I 'd never been told about this illness in England ’ , says Leslie . |
| 21 | So , Paul was worried that I had n't put it in straight were n't you Paul ? |
| 22 | It was dark , I could n't make out their features , but I was terrified that I had jumped from the pot into the flames . |
| 23 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 24 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 25 | Largely forgotten until recently , Watson 's fine sun-dappled landscapes had elegant figure studies have begun to reappear in London galleries , including Richard Green , and Blamey was surprised that I had heard of him . |
| 26 | I was surprised that I had made it this far . |
| 27 | Maybe he was surprised that I 'd guessed . |
| 28 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |