Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [that] i be " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it instantly became clear that I was n't speaking just for myself . ’ |
| 2 | It soon became clear that I was not the only moth cruising Karen 's flame . |
| 3 | ‘ You 've made sure that I am seen talking to you at the time of this man 's arrest in a public place . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , yes , ’ she said , looking hurt that I was n't more impressed . |
| 5 | It soon became obvious that I was probably pushing the cutter and grinder too hard and had to adjust my force . |
| 6 | In my own survey of visitors to the British Museum in which teams of five interviewers worked for four separate weeks interviewing at the museum entrances I made sure that I was present for at least the first day of each survey and was available by phone during the rest of the time . |
| 7 | I listened and learned , watched and learned , and soon became adept at striking the first blow : if there was any teasing and tormenting going on ( and there was plenty ) I made sure that I was an active and not a passive participant . |
| 8 | Elaine , who is married and lives in Heswall , says : ‘ When I went on site more often , I made sure that I was comfortable and my shoes , in particular , were practical . |
| 9 | And I make sure that I 'm here and I open up for them , and I make them a cup of tea . |
| 10 | Although it probably sounds odd that I am suggesting negotiating a written agreement with your teenager , psychologists have been using business-style contracts to resolve family conflicts for some years now . |
| 11 | As I entered my fourth lustre , it became evident that I was not going to fulfil my early promise . |
| 12 | I was desperately seeking some sort of reassurance , some sort of comeback from someone , but it soon became plain that I was not going to get it from her . |
| 13 | But it seems clear that I was diverting the feeling of cold , which pertains to the body , away from the physical and into the psychological realm , where alone I believed myself to exist . |
| 14 | It seems unlikely that I 'm to construct a generation of broad based , supporters of . |
| 15 | ‘ Everyone I meet seems pleased that I am not a merchant banker or barrister from London , ’ he said . |
| 16 | Ridging and patching were the first jobs that I tackled once it became apparent that I was neither going to find another job nor be content to remain a labourer . |
| 17 | ‘ Shee-it , ’ I said , and felt guilty that I was leaving the island without sharing the chicken dinner that Sarah Straker was doubtless cooking for me at that very moment . |
| 18 | I felt frustrated that I was not able to offer real hope or solutions . |
| 19 | I 've had my reservations about all three of these acts at one time or another , but , standing here , gripped and pulsing , in Chicago University 's Mandel Hall , my veins pumping nothing but Dr Pepper and fatigue , it become obvious that I WAS WRONG ALL THE WAY . |
| 20 | My doctor feels sure that I 'm going to die . |
| 21 | I had loved her dearly and I felt worried that I was n't feeling the way I had when my father died . |
| 22 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
| 23 | That document — I now quote from it so that I can make certain that I am not misleading the House — states : ’ Special software packages are being developed commercially and will be available before April 1991 . |
| 24 | I became aware that I was speaking too loudly . |
| 25 | My conscience feels differently though and makes sure that I 'm totally aware of the fact . |
| 26 | To make sure that I was reading it to Bev right , but then you understand it 's a Connie letter do n't you ? |
| 27 | ‘ I also have to accept that maybe I 'm not that versatile , so I have to make sure that I 'm in the right situation to show myself off to my best advantage . |
| 28 | ‘ Part of my job ’ , said one , ‘ is to make sure that the approach in every district is similar throughout the area and that we are consistent , in the same way that it 's [ my superior 's ] job to make sure that I 'm consistent along with my colleagues in all the areas within the region . ’ |
| 29 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |