Example sentences of "that i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I realised that I fitted happily into that sort of setting . |
| 2 | Not that I planned on dying . |
| 3 | I felt such a strong love for them that I planned to spend the rest of my life among them , and to try to become more like them . |
| 4 | You see — ’ she looked up once more and met his direct blue gaze ‘ — you think I wanted to marry you , that I planned it all , but you were wrong , I did n't . ’ |
| 5 | It was only when friends accused me of being a pompous , humourless prat that I realised it was meant as a joke . |
| 6 | It was only when I got home and looked up the dictionary that I realised what a gem it had been . |
| 7 | It was only towards the end of last year , when the book was going to press and space was tight , that I realised how important a contribution was made not only by my work , but also the work of all the women who had contributed to the Project both nationally and internationally . |
| 8 | It was only when I was in secondary school and took notice of the relationship of children of my age were with their parents and families , that I realised how other people behaved . |
| 9 | It was when I took my jacket off and stood before a mirror and saw for the first time that all I was was a pair of scarlet braces , that I realised that evangelism was n't enough . |
| 10 | I felt wonderful , and it was at that moment that I realised that if I started taking my athletics seriously , if I started training properly , if I started listening to Ron , then maybe I could do something in the sport . |
| 11 | ‘ It was not until I saw how Messer Bartolomeo 's news was received by your friends that I realised its importance for you . ’ |
| 12 | It was n't until later that I realised what it was . |
| 13 | ‘ It was only later , ’ observed Ken Howard , ‘ that I realised the symbolism of the crucifixion pose . |
| 14 | ‘ It was then that I realised what a lovely person he was , ’ says Avril . |
| 15 | ‘ I knew that Alan liked the odd drink but it was n't until we were living together that I realised her was more or less an alcoholic , and violent with it . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It was only when a few of the details were released that I realised it was me . |
| 17 | John , of Pontypridd , Mid Glamorgan , said yesterday : ‘ It was n't until I came to pay for a car at the auction that I realised what I 'd done . |
| 18 | It was only much later that I realised the reason for the request and also for the resulting laughter , namely the enjoyment of a broad Somerset accent which had come with me , and traces of which can still be recognised by West Country people nearly seventy years later . |
| 19 | It was not until I met my current hairdresser ( who thankfully is still in the same place three years later ! ) that I realised the importance of a good head of hair , stylishly cut , well-conditioned and subtly coloured . |
| 20 | It was only on re-reading Szasz that I realised I had been touched on a sensitive spot — the struggle for individual identity — and that that spot was central to the problem of anorexia nervosa . |
| 21 | But it was only when I was in bed that night and unable to sleep that I realised the meaning of my horrified reaction : there would be another time , after I was dead , when I would not exist , when my consciousness would be extinguished . |
| 22 | But it was only later , when I was forced to admit that , at the time of writing , I had begun to become anorexic again , that I realised in addition how closely the central character 's circumstances resembled those of anorexia nervosa . |
| 23 | It was n't until he asked if he could take some off that I realised he had got himself well wrapped up — with 24 articles of clothing , ’ said Taylor . |
| 24 | It was n't till years later that I realised they had n't even remembered to ask if f was a lesbian . |
| 25 | ‘ It was only later , ’ observed Ken Howard , ‘ that I realised the symbolism of the crucifixion pose . |
| 26 | It was only when I was 26 that I realised that was possible |
| 27 | It was years later that I realised I really would have to tackle it , but I found it was much easier than I had expected . |
| 28 | It was n't until I 'd bought one and used it that I realised how much it speeded up knitting . |
| 29 | I 'd read about this technique in my books , but it was only when I did the course that I realised that , although it would work for sparrowhawks and most other hunting birds , Dawn 's hunting did not depend on speed . |
| 30 | However , it was not until she came round from behind the reception desk that I realised how huge she was . |