Example sentences of "[to-vb] that i [verb] [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 | But now suppose that you know I am behind the tree , you are expecting me to leap out , and I know you know all that : I can still ( maybe ) frighten you by leaping out , just by getting you to realize that I intend to frighten you . |
| 7 | ‘ Then you are being excessively flattering , to suggest that I have put it ‘ all ’ together . ’ |
| 8 | This is when I came to suspect that I had missed something of importance . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ It might interest you to learn that I 've changed my opinion on that matter , ’ he admitted drily . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd begun to think that I 'd scared you away . |
| 12 | But I like to think that I have kept them up to date . |
| 13 | Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it . |
| 14 | Keep flashing me to say that I 've got my headlights on so I , when I , I give them flash back to say no I have n't . |
| 15 | For all those who scoffed at the idea of my mastering anything complex like Excel , I 'm pleased to say that I 've bought my first copy , and it 's nothing like as hard as I thought . |
| 16 | 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 ! |