Example sentences of "[adj] that i [modal v] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ As your agent , I should advise you against it — my cut will be so minute that I 'll lose it through a hole in my pocket . |
2 | And at the end of that fifty thousand years , if that 's what it is , the populations are sufficiently different that I 'd think you 'd want to put them into a different species if — I mean how are you to know , but I mean it 's a reasonable judgement . |
3 | It may be possible that I shall meet them all again one day . |
4 | But it 's all for the rest of my life , an important fact for me , and to say , OK , I do n't need it any more , it has to be a very strong and bad change inside Kirov , I will be so upset or so unoptimistic or so helpless that I will feel I can not do anything more . |
5 | I was fearful that I might find you down another alley . ’ |
6 | I mean they 're the ones who are badgering me for , for qualifications , they 're badgering me for , I , I , I just told them straight that I will do it for them because I , I wo n't get paid for it |
7 | Everyone needs to earn a living , and when I went to New York , I was glad that I could earn mine by my playing . |
8 | It 's more than likely that I 'll ask them to publish that we know there 's a message but that she has n't delivered it and wo n't talk . |
9 | ‘ I 'll make sure that I 'll bring her back in one piece , ’ André was saying , but Piers had turned away and gave no indication of having heard what was being said to him . |
10 | I 'm not sure that I should tell you , but seeing that you are a policeman … |
11 | ‘ I was n't sure that I 'd find you in , ’ he drawled for openers — and suddenly Fabia did n't like his tone . |
12 | We called for some fish and chips to take back for all of us , but I was n't sure that I could eat them after seeing that documentary where they all had ulcers . |
13 | Sadly , I was n't sure that I could help him . |
14 | I have never been confident that I can split them with the naked eye , but 7 × 50 binoculars make it easy enough . |
15 | I always find it a difficult binocular object ; I can just see it with × 20 , but I am not confident that I can identify it with a lower magnification . |
16 | When the Swiss whipped the ball across the halfway line I was confident that I could cut it out , legally . |
17 | A private internal affair needed resolving , and I went on that review group , I was prepared to do all that I could to resolve it . |
18 | I keep saying when they get sort of quite long that I 'll have them properly shaped and |
19 | ‘ Crilly , ’ I say as we lie together , ‘ when the nurse gave me the anaesthetic , she jabbed me so deep that I could feel it throbbing in my veins like an explosion , and it hurt like anything . |
20 | It was terribly important that I should beat him , and I struggled desperately against the invisible forces that always prevent one running in dreams . |
21 | Even if it landed on time , I would have the four-hour journey to Hull and it was unlikely that I would make it to the funeral . |
22 | I know it is unlikely that I will see it , but just the thought that I might is enough . |
23 | I was so elated and relieved I could have kissed them , but immediately felt ashamed that I 'd let them see my fear . |
24 | ‘ I am not so complacent that I would say they wo n't become a formidable competitor but for now they are not , ’ Jonathan Martin , head of sport at the BBC , said . |
25 | gone to get change like that fellow there now , he was worried that I 'd book him over there . |
26 | Kendall said last night : ‘ I have had long talks with Peter and I am optimistic that I can get him to come to City . |
27 | If you think it should be on my conscience that I take advantage of her ignorance , then it is only fair that I should tell you she has , in the past , been unfaithful to me . ’ |
28 | Her relations were keen that I should meet her , perhaps because they hoped in desperation that I might be able to help her . |
29 | It 's so frustrating that I could hit him ! |
30 | Now , I want the best for you , the best that I can give you , because in a way you belong to me now , and Ben there . ’ |