Example sentences of "'s [adv] that [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I hope you do n't mind my telling you , it 's only that I thought you ought to know . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , it 's only that I feel I 've been wasting my life ! |
| 3 | As their letter informed me , it 's enough that they know they 're being watched . ’ |
| 4 | It 's just that they reminded me so much of the poor child my husband killed . |
| 5 | It 's just that he makes it so damn difficult . |
| 6 | yeah well you know it 's okay well you know I well you know yeah it 's just that it worried me about this meeting here and three people out of the five people in the room did n't realise that it was a reservations and booking service . |
| 7 | Erm it 's just that it throws you a bit if you 've learnt them that way . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's just that I thought you should n't be able to turn people out of places they 've lived in for years , it does n't make sense . |
| 9 | No I , no I understand what you 're saying , it 's just that I thought you said three questions of each . |
| 10 | It 's just that I wish I 'd got my wretched memory back some other way . ’ |
| 11 | It 's just that I 've I mean I want a curtain there as well because otherwise it all looks a bit heavy but I do n't think I could put a blind down there because of the way |
| 12 | It 's just that I like him and it 's silly to pretend I do n't for the sake of pride . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's just that I like it here with you . |
| 14 | it 's just that I like it you know . |
| 15 | Erm , I , I , I did n't say the question lightly it 's just that I think it needs watching , and I wondered how it was , because I 've heard so often in the past , that people have so many lines of enquiries , but the money goes , and you know , it 's all marvellous , and I 'm not suggesting |
| 16 | It 's not like that it 's just that I think it 'll help you to write it down and to think about it and to talk , talk to Kelly about it . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's just that you said I should speak to you — give you warning — if ever I was thinking of leaving . |
| 18 | It 's just that you see mine as being somewhat different from most other people 's . ’ |
| 19 | It 's not that they need them , it 's because they know everyone else has got them . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's not that we think it 's wrong to have girl-friends , we just choose not to at the moment . |
| 21 | so I er he said er no he said , it 's not that he said I do n't like people to tell me you 've got to do overtime today , he said , I like to be asked ! |
| 22 | ‘ It 's not that you need them . |
| 23 | Well it 's , it 's not that I mean I 'm just trying to see |
| 24 | It 's not that I begrudge you your father 's royalties . |
| 25 | Yep and and he does n't seem to be able to concentrate and I said , but Neil you can drive , when you go out with me you drive beautifully yes but yours is an automatic car , I said , it 's not that I said you 've got road sense you know what you 're doing , I said your good . |
| 26 | " Yes , it is , Butterworth , Clibber , it 's not that I doubt you , but I want to see for myself . |
| 27 | She 's not that I think she 'll know how upset she is . |
| 28 | It 's not that I need them |
| 29 | ‘ It 's now that I need it . ’ |
| 30 | It 's not that I 'm totally assured that this time round I wo n't be quite so foolish , it 's simply that I know it 's possible to progress to that stage beyond ‘ falling in love ’ — if I do n't opt out as soon as he starts to look less like Prince Charming and more like Mr Very Ordinary and Boring . |