Example sentences of "[pron] that i [vb past] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three hours earlier a lilting voice had told me that I had a nice big cock . |
| 2 | Then Romano took me to one side — my father was sitting at his desk — and told me that I had a great future in front of me and that people would be prepared to sell property to the Damianis . |
| 3 | I can remember my grandfather , in the 1940s , telling me that I had a good bump of location . |
| 4 | ‘ It was explained to me that I had a mild form which was affecting the part of the brain that triggers migraine , which is why I was having sickness attacks and blinding headaches behind the eyes . ’ |
| 5 | I was very green and , to be honest , when Ricky McFarlane quit St Mirren it never occurred to me that I had a chance of getting the job . |
| 6 | My friend , a widow , was on the point of saying if he could n't attend , neither could she , when it occurred to me that I had no engagements for the weekend in question . |
| 7 | And she thumped the cake down so hard in front of me that I expected the plate to shatter . |
| 8 | It was not until many years after the whole Jean-Claude episode was behind me that I realized the extent to which my physical appearance had dictated the terms of my life in Paris . |
| 9 | ‘ It was for ye , ’ Phillis said , ‘ as much as me that I bought the record . ’ |
| 10 | The other day I had a visit from the ‘ music man ’ who told me that I needed a licence to play music in my shop . |
| 11 | Daniel 's story certainly confirmed to me that I did the right thing — and that I should have done it years ago , if only for my children 's sake . |
| 12 | And I 'd like to know how many damned times I 'm supposed to tell you that I had no motives either ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I told you that I formed the impression that Mrs Yeo was not secure in her husband 's affections , ’ Davidson said , primly . |
| 14 | My reply to him is the same as the one that I gave the right hon. Member for Llanelli ( Mr. Davies ) , in which I said that VAT registrations had increased by 25 per cent . |
| 15 | I had told him that I had a brother and sister and that my mother was a widow . |
| 16 | I told him that I had the one that was n't — but had no symptoms at all and even felt ‘ high ’ . |
| 17 | Why did n't I tell him that I had an absolutely unbreakable date ? |
| 18 | But after the cauliflower curry , a couple of pounds of onion rings and six bottles of Kingfisher , I told him that I needed a place to stay out of sight for a few days . |
| 19 | For I have not bothered to tell her that I spotted the blasted thing on our drive back from Bournemouth to London , lurking in a lay-by . |
| 20 | I said , yeah , tell her that I got the message , and that you know , it 's all fine . |
| 21 | It was when I was resting my hand on her flank to steady her that I noticed the little swelling under the skin . |
| 22 | I was so in love with her that I rented a house and hired servants for her . |
| 23 | I also remember leaving about 5 mins before the end to make the 5 mile walk to the station , only to hear the Leeds goal … or was it that I thought the noise was Leeds making it 3–2 ? ? ? |
| 24 | Now let me just add very quickly here , I am not going to tell you or anyone that I got the best out of Bomber Command . |
| 25 | I would begin Spanish now just to reassure myself that I expected a future in which I could pick up past threads . |