Example sentences of "[to-vb] that i have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every time I come here I begin to worry that I have somehow crossed into another stream and am sailing back in the opposite direction . |
| 2 | Nobody seemed to accept that I 'd been in charge of my own body and my own medication for the best part of my life ; they seemed to think that was a very strange idea . |
| 3 | I 'm asking you to accept that I 've got reasons , and not to ask me what they are . |
| 4 | It may be a consolation for them to know that I 've been at the receiving end myself . |
| 5 | But it helps a lot to know that I 've balanced the books . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It may interest you to know that I 've just had Mr Standish on the phone . |
| 7 | You might like to know that I 've approached no other company . |
| 8 | ‘ In view of your opinion of me , it wo n't surprise you to know that I 've been out with a couple of the other men from the station over the past week , ’ Maria volunteered stormily , halting and then swinging round to face him again . |
| 9 | You might like to know that I have recently been in touch with a Mme Francine Roussel ( University of Nancy II , 23 Blvd Albert 1e , Nancy 54000 ) who is just completing a survey review of concordancers . |
| 10 | It might help you to know that I have been writing down my dreams on waking , an accepted practice , I believe , in some circles , and perhaps of more use in my case than in some as I am by profession a writer . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ But I 'm so happy to know that I have such warm and loving relatives . |
| 12 | It was a very great shock to me to discover that I had motor neurone disease . |
| 13 | Bainbridge has a lovely village green which was the setting for nothing more remarkable than the fact that I arrived there one day to walk over from Bainbridge to Cam Houses with Tony and Eddie , the landlord from my local pub , only to discover that I 'd left my walking boots back at home in Dentdale and had to do the entire walk in a pair of fur-lined cowboy boots , which earned me the nickname of Roy Rogers for the rest of the week . |
| 14 | It came as a relief at this stage to find that I had got my sums right , and everything met where it ought ! |
| 15 | Winding down I gave a firm strike only to find that I had missed the take , I was gutted . |
| 16 | When I regained consciousness it was to find that I 'd injured my spine and the doctor had ordered that I was to stay put , otherwise there was the possibility that I 'd end up a cripple . |
| 17 | " My dear great-niece , Sara Monroe , will be surprised and perhaps a little chagrined to find that I have not left Moorlake outright to her as I always promised , but when she has met Matthew Preston she will , I know , understand why I have changed my mind . |
| 18 | It was Jo who first got me to see that I had done my best . |
| 19 | And I know he was very good to us in the war cos my father was , got a terminal illness and er he used to see that I had a bottle of whisky for dad you know , er the manager did . |
| 20 | and tail , to confirm that I have missed |
| 21 | I have replied to all , and would like to report that I have negotiated a suitable figure with Christina Littler and Bob Haddon of Birmingham who will take possession before the end of May . |
| 22 | I have learnt enough about the Alexander Technique to realize that I have much more to learn , and that noticeable change can be a slow process , but I am more than happy with the benefits that I have received so far . |
| 23 | This is to certify that Color Serjeant Nicholl served in the Grenadier Company of the King 's Regiment for twenty one years , and being myself one of the Officers of the Company during the greatest part of that period , I have consequently had an opportunity for closely observing his character and conduct , therefore it is but doing him that justice which his uniformly good behaviour merits , to state that I have never ( in his station in life ) met with a more truly steady or strictly honest a man . |
| 24 | It was difficult to remember that I had ever thought of him as a schoolboy . |
| 25 | And you know it is wrong to suggest that I 've any motives in that quarter because , between you and me , I ca n't stand the man . |
| 26 | On page 37 of his volume of reminiscences [ Burton was to write in an article on rugby ] , Mr Williams is kind enough to suggest that I had distinct possibilities as a player were it not for the lure of tinsel and paint and money and fame and so on . |
| 27 | ‘ Then you are being excessively flattering , to suggest that I have put it ‘ all ’ together . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't want to marry Syl , ’ I said , surprised to hear that I had spoken aloud . |
| 29 | And you will be pleased to hear that I have even managed to bring a bucket of ice to chill the wine . ’ |
| 30 | This is when I came to suspect that I had missed something of importance . |