Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that i " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Mr Lawler will be upset that I 'm only bringing him eight brace , but I did my best , ’ Maggie said as they pulled away . |
2 | It may be possible that I shall meet them all again one day . |
3 | But it would be possible that I might end up back at Ritchie Motors . |
4 | But if I had one drink of any description that 's the one thing that would make me nervous because I 'd be afraid that I 'd forget this or forget the other , so we just do n't have them at all you know . |
5 | Well I thought I 've got ta be careful that I do n't sound too |
6 | When I say ‘ myths ’ it should now be clear that I am not using the term ‘ myth ’ in any pejorative sense but am referring to the cultural assumptions existing in the world of work . |
7 | I think they 've got their cost structures er a a little bit out of line and I have to be honest that I think that some of them have thought that er all you have to do is , you know , keep a brass plate outside your door for fifty years and the work would roll in . |
8 | He said that this would be unnecessary and I got the distinct impression that I should not ask any more questions about it but be content that I had got my letter back . |
9 | I try to ride last so I can stop now and then to be alone , to look back and be glad that I have been able to come this way , but Tony has the feeling too and has bagged the back spot for the morning run . |
10 | You should be glad that I do n't give you false looks or smiles . |
11 | I could only be glad that I had never spoken of my plan to Joe , when he was looking after me . |
12 | ’ You should be glad that I did n't . |
13 | It will be obvious that I am using liberal here in a very broad sense . |
14 | I keep a notepad by my bedside to record these thoughts and in this way I can be confident that I really have thought of everything . |
15 | Had I been asked to imagine myself as I would have looked during that time , you can be sure that I would have had the beautiful gown , the ruffled frill and the bejewelled fingers of a lady . |
16 | But if I sympathize and help , or gloat and take opportunities to add to his difficulties , in neither case with any prospect of advantage to myself , you can be sure that I am indeed aware of how he feels . |
17 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
18 | I wanted to be sure that I was doing the right thing and would n't regret it . |
19 | You may be sure that I have now placed a regular order with CRA St Albans , my local stockist , so that I am not disappointed in the future . |
20 | ‘ There are two reasons why I wanted to be sure that I met up with you after school today . ’ |
21 | It is difficult for me to be sure that I 'm objective , so I think I will go by what other people said . |
22 | They even demanded that I take a Wassermann test in order to be sure that I was n't suffering from syphilis . |
23 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
24 | Can I be sure that I 'm interpreting this correctly . |
25 | ‘ Of course , the twins are well past the nappy stage — or I imagine they must be — and , since I 've promised Liz that I 'll look after them , you can be sure that I 'll do what I can . ’ |
26 | I will be sure that I will be sure of that |
27 | After the first week I came to the reluctant conclusion that Charlie Trumper was n't going to be pleased that I had sacrificed ten pounds of our money — six of his and four of mine — just to appease my female vanity . |
28 | ‘ You should be furious that I ran out on you at such an important time . ’ |
29 | I used to be worried that I would die and Charmian would be brought up by another woman … |
30 | In the end I pretended to be worried that I had left my bicycle lamp on and dashed outside to relieve myself in a flower-bed . |