Example sentences of "i decided [conj] [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sue and I decided that we ought to go out and buy some stationery . |
| 2 | I decided that we should come here first — to the house that was my parents ’ summer retreat , near that of my aunt , uncle and cousin . |
| 3 | Bishop George West thought that we should stay , but Pop knew that he , at least , must return , and finally he and I decided that we should all return , mainly because a separation when you three were still so young — and needing parents and not grandparents to care for you — seemed not the right course . |
| 4 | I decided that there might well be a few odd cancer cells lurking about that my immune system had n't spotted or had been too demoralized to deal with — and anyway , was n't I , like everyone else , making thousands of cancer cells every day ? |
| 5 | I decided that I would have to get to the Butcher 's office first or at least early on in the queue so that I would be barefoot for as short a time as possible . |
| 6 | Near the sea there is a little park which has open-air cafés in it and I decided that I would go along there and read your letter while I relaxed with a cup of coffee . |
| 7 | ‘ I had every intention of becoming a pianist or conductor but in a great flash of realisation I decided that I would only ever be a mediocre musician and went off to study drama . ’ |
| 8 | However , as a ‘ courageous ’ cut and sewer , as well as being a past owner of a Brother Electronic with garter carriage which casts off automatically , I decided that I would never go back to a latch tool cast off and that it was a waste of time in any case if I was intending to cut the fabric ! |
| 9 | I mean , I felt that , it made me worse as well , by going to them and I decided that I would never go back to them again , you know . |
| 10 | Today I decided that I would organize a little party tomorrow night . |
| 11 | I decided that I would keep an eye on Tom after that . |
| 12 | The station cafe was still open so I decided that I might as well go in there . |
| 13 | I decided that I should ask a friend for a loan of his electronic pH meter to find out the exact difference between the two tanks . |
| 14 | ‘ In any case , whatever you both felt , I decided that I could not possibly accept these things . |
| 15 | I decided that I could find space for a few really large trees and decided to stock fence in front of the spinney and put in an oak and two beech and three ash well away from the fence . |
| 16 | It came to something like 60 hours and I decided that I could share it between two people . |
| 17 | " Put him on the table please , " I said , and as he lifted the little animal I decided that I could n't let this opportunity pass . |
| 18 | I decided that I could not tell anybody . |
| 19 | As Leslie was the only officer in the missing plane ( ironically the transport aircraft was a Stirling — the same name as his birthplace ) , I decided that I must take the lead among the families . |
| 20 | ( And , in case I muddled the halves and thought the lady 's name was Mary Marks , I decided that it would be a very windy day and that , as the skirt of her wedding gown was blown by the gales , I was able to see that she was wearing suspenders . ) |
| 21 | When thinking about this design , I decided that it would be a charming idea to incorporate all the elements that accompanied the bouquet of roses . |
| 22 | I decided that it would be a Colonel Shelhi , a very intelligent man and a great admirer of Colonel Nasser . |
| 23 | But because of the growth of Anti-Americanism in Iran , " I decided that it would be better for the Shah to live elsewhere . " |
| 24 | As I stared at her wondering what had caused the condition , I decided that it must be some kind of vitamin deficiency . |