Example sentences of "[noun sg] is that i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The greatest irony is that I thought he could help me in my research on rape , ’ she says . |
| 2 | and the biggest tragedy is that I know you know what you want to say |
| 3 | The difference is that I knew what I wanted and he did not . |
| 4 | ‘ The truth is that I fought what I felt for you for as long as I could , and even after we made love I told myself that I wanted you , desperately , but that you meant nothing more to me than an object of desire . ’ |
| 5 | Sophie smiled at her godmother , then , turning to Joanna , she said , ‘ The point is that I feel you 're disappointed . |
| 6 | My point is that I see nothing in the Gracious Speech to enable me to counter the opinions expressed by our European partners who are still proud to know us but bemused that we have a Britain which in their eyes is no longer as great as it was . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm a businessman first and a boxer second , and the reason I 'm so successful as a pugilist is that I know my limitations better than anyone else . ’ |
| 8 | You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her |
| 9 | Although there was not much probability in my case , the answer is that I wish I had . |
| 10 | One thing I realised about my renewal of my faith is that I had nothing to do with it ! |
| 11 | All I can say in my defence is that I have nothing now in my life that I would need to hide from you . ’ |
| 12 | My recurring nightmare is that I circle it for ever , never able to get off . |
| 13 | my pain is that I knew you |