Example sentences of "that i [verb] [adv] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I 'd study too , so that I knew more about everything than the cleverest professors . |
| 2 | Not that I thought much about it , why should I ? |
| 3 | I have never forgotten that I came home to my wife and said : ‘ There 's a young man working with us and I 'm sure he is going to be a big star . ’ |
| 4 | I was pleased he had n't seen the note or the tears that I left behind on my Granny 's face . |
| 5 | My precious work , my mainstay that I carried everywhere with me — even into hospital — was about to be taken away . |
| 6 | At the time I believed that I surrendered completely to him but that he did not surrender completely to me . |
| 7 | But now that I think further about it , I am not sure Miss Kenton spoke quite so boldly that day . |
| 8 | ‘ I must tell you that I quarrelled violently with your father once . |
| 9 | I would like to say that I agree completely with him about the lack of tennis action on our TV screens . |
| 10 | I was very pleased to see your interview with Nick Bollettieri about Andre in your December/January issue , and I would also like to say that I agree totally with what the other people who wrote to you said about Andre . |
| 11 | She felt a frisson of gratitude at his thoughtfulness ; then , reminded absurdly of Ethel ( who had not so much wanted to be a bridesmaid , as to be asked ) : It is not that I look forward to it , she thought , if Frank was anything to go by , but at least I would expect to be , tonight , a little irresistible … |
| 12 | IT MAY surprise readers of this column that I have never in my life voted Conservative at a general election . |
| 13 | Before dealing with the many points raised by right hon. and hon. Members , I propose to say something about Wales but , before doing that , I should point out that I have never in my life before spoken from one doughnut to another . |
| 14 | I 've got it timed so that I arrive just before your French maid number , so I do n't have to sit through all the rest of it . |