Example sentences of "what i [verb] [be] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From then on idle chit-chat returned and I made no attempt to direct things back to what I believed were more important matters . |
| 2 | So I wo n't go through the rest of it , it 's a long and er it 's just brought us on the same sort of thing , but what it proves is that we are getting somewhere and that is what I thought was rather important news , which I want to do . |
| 3 | What I said is quite true — if the business fails then you 'll lose out . |
| 4 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I shall seek to find out the exact number of times and shall write to the Hon. Member , but I think that what I said was absolutely correct : that the sanctions are severe and are rarely used . |
| 5 | What I felt was quite different from what I decided I should feel two days ago . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sure what I say is quite unnecessary — but they might , you know , sympathetic looks and so on — I 'd like you to keep them at a distance . ’ |
| 7 | When another person indicates support for something you have said , build on that alliance by acknowledging their contribution : ‘ Bill 's made a very good point there ’ , and , if appropriate , back them up ( 'and what I think is also relevant' or ‘ I 'd like to add to what he said by … |
| 8 | Er in my opinion at this particular time we must bear in mind the financial constraints that we work under and er would the board agree with me that erm survival comes first yes but it 's obvious that the programme that we 've er had put forward is a good compromise between preferred in the arts , maintaining the theatre as a viable proposition and er entertaining the people of this particular part of the world because as I understand it this theatre was not just the artist also an entertainment centre and it 's in this area that er it 's quite obvious when you look into the figures on this area the popular area that the majority income comes so you 'll have to make a compromise and I will congratulate the board on what I think is pretty reasonable compromise so it 's quite obvious in the programme . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's what I think is so good about this school , ’ says Howard to Felicity . |
| 10 | ‘ Well , I suppose that 's possible … but what I think is more possible … ’ |
| 11 | ‘ What I think is more possible is that I 'm right . ’ |
| 12 | What I think is more important than the reactions of others . |
| 13 | What I think is more debatable is how successfully the method can in practice avoid the following criticisms . |
| 14 | We 're straying into what I think are probably local plan issues here really , |
| 15 | ‘ The social implication is what people respond to on a broader scale , their access to technology , their access to information , their comprehension of their environment — as soon as you start to manipulate that , then you get what I think was always related psychedelic experiences . |
| 16 | I knew what I did was totally wrong . |
| 17 | ‘ I realise the market for what I do is very fickle and it could all come to a stop tomorrow . |
| 18 | ‘ What I do is quite basic , really . |
| 19 | ‘ If you really think what I do is so unimportant … ’ |
| 20 | What I needed was totally impartial advice . |
| 21 | I spent years looking for the answer , and what I found was somewhat unexpected . |