Example sentences of "[adj] [that] i [vb past] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once I realized I loved her and that she loved me it became clear that I had to leave my wife . |
| 2 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 3 | The young lady in question ( who I shall call Mrs X because I am afraid that I omitted to catch her name ) began by asking me what the bad points were within the embalming profession . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm really very sorry that I had to leave you with my mother . |
| 5 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 6 | Afterwards I would feel so guilty that I tried to make myself sick but actually , it never worked . |
| 7 | The next morning , although he felt better , his hands were shaking so much that I refused to let him shave with a safety razor and told him that a friend was bringing his own electric shaver to lend him . |
| 8 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
| 9 | They seemed delighted that I 'd said it , and to know just what I meant . |
| 10 | In the end the man became so nervous that I had to hold his arm and literally steer him through the crowd to the right spot . |
| 11 | On the first one , I was making the record and I broke a string on my Firebird and could n't be bothered changing strings , and so I plugged the Lazer in and it sounded so good that I kept using it . |
| 12 | I assured her that I would definitely not change my mind and that I was sure that I wanted to do it . |
| 13 | When I was researching this subject , the opening exchange of conversations was so invariable that I learnt to recite it at once to save time . |
| 14 | The first of these statements was such an insult to my intelligence that I wanted to punch Mr Kinnock on the nose , and the second so downright outrageous that I wanted to do something worse . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | In the end I pretended to be worried that I had left my bicycle lamp on and dashed outside to relieve myself in a flower-bed . |
| 17 | After I 'd finished the poem I felt triumphant that I 'd broken my fear-silence . |
| 18 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 19 | Now it was an atrocious stench that infested the windless air , a nauseating compound of decomposing flesh and excrement , so revolting that I had to hold my nose and breathe through my mouth . |
| 20 | And then he was very er well now I 'm sorry after he 'd put all the hard work with me , he was very very annoyed and disappointed that I had let him down so . |
| 21 | I was surprised that I had made it this far . |
| 22 | Brought down to earth with a bang , I sheepishly confessed , not yet aware that I had found my spiritual home . |
| 23 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ T is true that I came to warn you , but also to beg you to take me with you . ’ |
| 26 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |