Example sentences of "[v-ing] that i " in BNC.

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1 Please keep praying that I will master the German ways of doing things , that are so different .
2 And there is no point denying that I suffer from Denial , because this means only that I am guilty of Deep Denial .
3 Noticing that I was not provided for , he slapped his right-side coat pocket and , diving in , produced an opened packet of Gauloise Bleu , from which loose container he took out a cigarette .
4 In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice .
5 So crazed were we becoming that I was sure that even at that distance we could spot the fiendish grin he directed at Sinar Surya floundering on the horizon each time he passed !
6 But just in case , I am not about to tempt the Grim Reaper by announcing that I am ready for him .
7 Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory
8 Before I was in the band if I saw that something was happening that I did n't like I 'd say nothing and go along with it .
9 Mercer produced a key and gave it to me , explaining that I would come to a locked door .
10 He persuaded them that I was not employed by the Government , explaining that I was under the Emperor 5 personal protection , which accounted for my escort of soldiers .
11 From a letter to my mother dated 2 May , which has escaped destruction , it is clear that I had just written to Eliot explaining that I realized the undesirability of publication , unless indeed Rowse himself were prepared to give it his endorsement .
12 I believe now the driver — I did n't see who it was — was checking that I had left the pub .
13 I leant back and looked at the seat of my trousers , checking that I had brushed off the mud ; I wanted to make the transition from somebody who had just slept rough to somebody who looked as though he was out for an early walk .
14 Every now and then Mazzin would run his hands over me , checking that I had n't somehow ripped off the bindings and was n't about to attack him .
15 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 ?
16 After checking that I was not talking to the media , I asked what the nature of her enquiry was , and she proceeded to furnish me with the facts .
17 Trippy was not really interested in my financial situation ; he was just checking that I was paying for dinner .
18 It taught me a lesson about drinking and driving that I 'll never forget . ’
19 This is an aspect of weaving that I had n't thought about until I read Audrey Palmer 's book ‘ Create with Knitweave ’ .
20 There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time .
21 Now touching that I hasten to expresse
22 I think you need reminding that I am not your property ; never have been and never shall be ; and that you have no right at all to touch me if I do n't wish it , and none whatsoever to hurt me .
23 ( You will have noticed , I trust , that there is no mention of my walking stick and my gloves in this kiosk episode , thus proving that I certainly do not need to use them .
24 There is a whole department of the Inland Revenue dedicated to proving that I exist . ’
25 He sent it through , suggesting that I cover it .
26 ‘ Are you suggesting that I 'm a bad architect ? ’
27 In 1945 Ottawa wrote to Ira Dilworth suggesting that I be transferred to the general production staff in Toronto and the strength of his opposition and mine resulted in the postponement of such a move .
28 I am not suggesting that I was a ‘ truly creative intellect ’ — merely that I was denied the opportunity to find out whether I could achieve any such position , and this was an omission I felt very keenly .
29 Are you suggesting that I should ignore them ?
30 In doing so I am not suggesting that I am delineating some objective essence of classicism .
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