Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Herbert 's daily life at Bemerton can be envisaged from his book The Country Parson ( later published as The Priest to the Temple ) , which he wrote , as he explained , ‘ that I may have a mark to aim at ’ . |
| 32 | Dear Guitarist I am writing this letter in the hope that I may save a lot of Gibson-lovers grief with their pickups . |
| 33 | So I think that I 'll do a little more work on camera in a couple of years ’ time , and then see if I can become a proper writer . ’ |
| 34 | Well one of the obvious pluses is that I 'll have a chance to do what I want to do when I want to do it . |
| 35 | And I have to sort it out , sit there , sort it out and then work out how much it 's gon na come to , and then I know then when I go to the shop I know what to get , and I know when it goes in the cupboard I know that I 'll have a meal for every day of the week . |
| 36 | oh , give me that I 'll have a bit of it thank you |
| 37 | Aye have a look , while you 're doing that I 'll have a look at what bits and pieces see if I talk to you for a minute about these |
| 38 | I can assure my hon. Friend that I shall take a close interest in this matter . |
| 39 | Such thoughts soothed me , and then the reality of what had happened would come shooting through my consciousness like a speedboat churning up a calm sea : how dare he decree that I must wear a badge indicating , for men 's convenience , whether I was available or already had an owner ? |
| 40 | I see that I must do a little bargaining on my own behalf . |
| 41 | The pressure from London , however , was unrelenting : ‘ Gould has been so clamorous lately ’ , Lear wrote to Jardine , ‘ at my not having done any Birds of Europe for him , that I must do a batch for him without further delay . ’ |
| 42 | Judge William Crowford told Riley : ‘ It 's a matter of great regret that I must pass a prison sentence on someone with a good record like yourself . ’ |
| 43 | I 've promised him that I will make a new life for myself and not think of the past . |
| 44 | I 've just been told that I will receive a grant from the Education and Library Board , which will be used to support my children and pay part of the course costs , ’ explained Nikki . |
| 45 | ‘ I give you my word , ’ she said intensely , ‘ that I will find a man who can save Swift for us all , and then I 'll marry him . ’ |
| 46 | In fact , he wrote , I suspect that I will produce a better edition , one more worthy of its subject , now I have had time to mull over its implications and to watch the blossoming of your reputation . |
| 47 | In later chapters , then , I hope that I will display a more ecumenical perspective than I manage in this one ! |
| 48 | I just feel sometimes that I can throw a rock into a pool , and watch the ripples create a certain amount of discussion . ’ |
| 49 | These people never realize that I can stand a row better than any of them , he thought . |
| 50 | I like to know that I can paint a hand or fingernail in great detail , almost photographically in contrast to areas of detail . |
| 51 | I am hoping this will improve my grasp of the key issues so that I can make a more direct contribution on this front in future . |
| 52 | Nenna thought : I 'm pleased for him to see that I can make a proper job of something . |
| 53 | Yes , thought Dyson , at that I can feel a pricking behind the lids of my eyes ! |
| 54 | I have to prove that I can do a better job than the lads already in the side . ’ |
| 55 | But we hope so , but I do n't I 'm not facetious enough to think that I can change a personality in a person , but what we 're trying to do is make him feel a loving and a commitment , that we are providing him with the best we can . |
| 56 | It is only with the help of adult hindsight and historical analysis that I can detect a period charged with political tension , of doomed innocence in waiting . |
| 57 | It is only when I realise how fragile my life as a human being is , by becoming aware of its limits , that I can become a fully free person . |
| 58 | ‘ I am saying that I can produce a printed Sherlock Holmes story by Conan Doyle which contains the words ‘ Elementary , my dear Watson . ’ |
| 59 | I tell them I am making a good living , that I can support a child , that I want a baby more than anything , but they refuse . ’ |
| 60 | First , I would like you to drive me to Taunton , so that I can catch a train back to London , in order to be at the Variety Theatre this evening for — among other things — a performance of The Hooded Owl . ’ |