Example sentences of "[to-vb] [that] i [vb past] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How very difficult it was to accept that I did need it and to show that I needed it . |
| 2 | Bainbridge has a lovely village green which was the setting for nothing more remarkable than the fact that I arrived there one day to walk over from Bainbridge to Cam Houses with Tony and Eddie , the landlord from my local pub , only to discover that I 'd left my walking boots back at home in Dentdale and had to do the entire walk in a pair of fur-lined cowboy boots , which earned me the nickname of Roy Rogers for the rest of the week . |
| 3 | It came as a relief at this stage to find that I had got my sums right , and everything met where it ought ! |
| 4 | When I regained consciousness it was to find that I 'd injured my spine and the doctor had ordered that I was to stay put , otherwise there was the possibility that I 'd end up a cripple . |
| 5 | It was Jo who first got me to see that I had done my best . |
| 6 | This is when I came to suspect that I had missed something of importance . |
| 7 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'd begun to think that I 'd scared you away . |
| 9 | Sean gave me a birthday card from my wife Susan and I had my photograph taken to prove that I did wear my ‘ Now you 're 40 ’ badges and socks ! |