Example sentences of "i [vb past] that [pron] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while Lily began to talk , and I realized that she understood nothing of what I had said about the war . |
| 2 | I was half asleep against his shoulder and then … suddenly I realized that I wanted him to kiss me . |
| 3 | Later I realised that what made me uncomfortable was not that they looked like the inmates of those cattle trucks . |
| 4 | After a few seconds ' thought I realised that she meant their President , that is the former General who was dictator with the continuing consent of their other commanders . |
| 5 | ‘ When you said something about the real tragedy for anyone facing a handicap is when expected support is withdrawn , then yesterday at your flat I realised that you thought I 'd walked out on Jennifer when I discovered she had MS . |
| 6 | I realised that I needed something that was a bit more active and fairly creative , preferably something that included both sexes . |
| 7 | ‘ I realised that I needed someone strong who was next to me and she is it , ’ says Sacha . |
| 8 | Automatically I checked that I had plenty of fuel myself . |
| 9 | I found that I put them back into their correct order with ease and , for the first and last time , achieved some distinction in the marking . |
| 10 | Then I had no excuse not to audition for plays , and when I did I found that I enjoyed it . |
| 11 | When Hellen was transferred to Toronto to continue her documentary film-making career , I found that I missed her cheery presence more than I had expected , despite many activities . |
| 12 | Of course , I had never walked in snow before , and I found that it made my feet very cold . |
| 13 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 14 | Later , he would tell Radio One 's Janice Long : ‘ I believed that I had my own work to do . |
| 15 | I noted that he pronounced it in eighteenth-century fashion : ‘ m ’ verse' . |
| 16 | Returning to Reine that afternoon , I caught sight of Jean-Claude slipping into the dark urban cleft that was the rue de Sèvres , and I noticed that I felt nothing , neither curi-osity nor apprehension . |
| 17 | We shook hands warmly ; I noticed that he had his old clay pipe in his mouth but there was no tobacco in it as he sucked at it and repeatedly removed the pipe from his mouth . |
| 18 | Now if I was a cadre and I received that I think I would be thinking right erm if I really want to be at the forefront of this that 's the policy that I want to promote erm and if the peasants in my area are not demanding this and not achieving this well we , I , I ca n't be seen not to be going it , I 've got ta go with this . |
| 19 | I fancied that I knew what he was thinking ; much like what Jack would have thought . |
| 20 | I supported it partly on the recommendation of the warden of the teachers ' centre and partly because I felt that they needed something positive because of the merger . |
| 21 | And that 's when I felt that I wished I had of went for a career in the trade union or I felt that had I done that , I would have been satisfying something that was there . |
| 22 | Now I felt that I wanted nothing else in the world but to be allowed to read this dismal grammar all winter . |
| 23 | I felt that I needed someone to be with me all day and all night . |
| 24 | I felt that he thought I wanted to run the last leg for the glory . |
| 25 | Whenever I did succeed in preparing a family meal , I insisted that everyone eat whatever was placed on her/his plate . |
| 26 | But , because she knew nothing of the business , I insisted that she let me handle things . |
| 27 | Soraya burst into tears ; the Shah went white and then declared , " I knew that they loved me . " |
| 28 | " I knew that they loved me , " he had declared with emotion in Rome . |
| 29 | I kept up a close correspondence with my parents , partly because I knew that they missed me , and partly from natural inclination and affection . |
| 30 | Because I knew that I had my weaknesses , perhaps that is the reason that I was not more successful . |