Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [conj] i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The greatest irony is that I thought he could help me in my research on rape , ’ she says . |
| 2 | and the biggest tragedy is that I know you know what you want to say |
| 3 | My Lords , I , I do realise and I have to be satisfied with that erm and I shall do my best , but if I could just make my absolutely clear , simple proposition that I was seeking to perform is that if you are seeking to amend the law i i it ought to be possible for those who are seeking to understand the Government 's intentions to find out relatively easily what the law is and I suggest it 's very far from easy and even if you get to it , it 's not at all easy to understand . |
| 4 | A worrying thing at the moment is as I said we 're in close contact with is that the Malaysian Government is sending representatives over to visit the European Community Ministers in May , to try and say that there 's absolutely nothing wrong with what 's going on in their country with the logging , and they 're saying that people like Friends of the Earth are calling for a ban on timber , not because they care about sustained yield , but because we want to be able to sell our own wood , and this is to depress their trade . |
| 5 | The difference is that I knew what I wanted and he did not . |
| 6 | The only difference is and I hope you 're not colour blind |
| 7 | ‘ The truth is that I fought what I felt for you for as long as I could , and even after we made love I told myself that I wanted you , desperately , but that you meant nothing more to me than an object of desire . ’ |
| 8 | Sophie smiled at her godmother , then , turning to Joanna , she said , ‘ The point is that I feel you 're disappointed . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | and then the rest is but I know she 'll tell stories to make me laugh , the rest is the same as you 've just done , OK ? |
| 11 | I guarantee I can tell what kind of actor a person is if I hear them do ‘ Three Blind Mice ’ . ’ |
| 12 | The three and a half inch is as I said it 's approximately |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm a businessman first and a boxer second , and the reason I 'm so successful as a pugilist is that I know my limitations better than anyone else . ’ |
| 14 | Life is as I thought it was ; shall we now celebrate this disappointment ? |
| 15 | You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , I 'm sure , but the best thing is if I know everything , then I can judge how much has to be said to Mother Clare . ’ |
| 17 | Well the thing is if I arrange it for May I can ring er talk to mum and see if she 'll do it |
| 18 | As I say the thing , the thing is as I say it 's you you your mor |
| 19 | erm well it does n't necessary apply that the agent is suing the name , the question is whether , what any right the agent has got , er the fact of the matter is as I understand it and tell me if I 'm wrong , that your client has erm received a demand under clause nine er , er which he has failed to comply , I think that must follow because er if he had complied with it , then that would never of got as far as the central fund |
| 20 | However there there is there is I think some re there are relevant sections in in the county council document N Y eleven , which follows on which is the the county 's as I understand it rebuttal to the H B F's assumptions on erm the environmental constraints and how they should apply across the county . |
| 21 | Although there was not much probability in my case , the answer is that I wish I had . |
| 22 | One thing I realised about my renewal of my faith is that I had nothing to do with it ! |
| 23 | All I can say in my defence is that I have nothing now in my life that I would need to hide from you . ’ |
| 24 | what you , your case is as I understand it , I 've only intervened cos I think the question did n't dis perhaps a lack of understanding this by Lord allow me to say so , what you 're saying is that erm , in fact , although not intentionally you 're prepared to accept the format of the brochure in relation to the on going charges was such as could reasonably be said by your newspaper to have mislead prospective purchasers |
| 25 | My recurring nightmare is that I circle it for ever , never able to get off . |
| 26 | my pain is that I knew you |