Example sentences of "[be] [adj] that i had " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry that I had to deceive you just now ; I am from the Military Police Special Investigation Branch . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I could only be glad that I had never spoken of my plan to Joe , when he was looking after me . |
| 4 | But when you hear some of the songs , you must think , ‘ That really worked ; yes I 'm glad that I had that bit of inspiration there ’ ? |
| 5 | Although I did what I could to try to conceive a girl , I could n't be sure that I had . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Friends who were not knitters had been amazed that I had never met any of the people that I would be staying with . |
| 9 | From a letter to my mother dated 2 May , which has escaped destruction , it is clear that I had just written to Eliot explaining that I realized the undesirability of publication , unless indeed Rowse himself were prepared to give it his endorsement . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's true that I had the opportunity to be alone in the office , and we both know that I was angry and said a lot of things in the heat of the moment … but would I really be this vindictive ? ’ |
| 11 | I discussed my feelings with the woman in question and I slept with her , but I deeply regretted it later on and was sorry that I had n't weighed up the consequences more thoroughly beforehand . |
| 12 | Then , I believe , she was grateful that I had no prior distractions in my life . |
| 13 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |
| 14 | It was fortunate that I had a little time to accustom myself to being in such a place and to the thought of seeing my father . |
| 15 | I was glad that I had learned to breath properly and relax . |
| 16 | He was just checking that I had n't left for good , was glad that I had n't , and was that real coffee he could smell ? |
| 17 | Given that they had the ‘ weather works ’ that day in the shape of sleet , hail , wind and rain , whilst simultaneously a view of quite a lot of snow on Vesuvius , I was glad that I had stayed at home with a good book . |
| 18 | I was glad that I had not attempted to plan the whole programme in advance , as the Workshop developed under its own momentum , using and Communicative Grammar of English as a text and ground-plan . |
| 19 | I experienced a moment of complete terror in which my mind raced — I had been discovered after all ; it was obvious that I had a limp ; everyone could see it ; they 'd seen it all along and had chosen this moment to hit me with it , my weakest moment … |
| 20 | For example , some people are uncooperative — one specialist in community health refused to be interviewed because , I later discovered , she was angry that I had not gone to interview her first — whilst others are sometimes over-cooperative , extending one-hour interviews to three hours ! |
| 21 | In spite of the rain 's best efforts , I was pleased that I had been able to observe and film interesting mink behaviour . |
| 22 | I was happy because I was now ‘ on the inside ’ , doing war-work and feeling , for the first time , that we were really a partnership ; and I was proud that I had grown more confident , and mature enough to take Leslie as he was , and no longer demanded — as he had once said that I did — that he be the White Knight . |
| 23 | I was pleased with this reflection , and so convoluted is the human mind that I ceased to take pride in my lack of pride and was proud that I had found myself capable of it . |
| 24 | So , Paul was worried that I had n't put it in straight were n't you Paul ? |
| 25 | It was dark , I could n't make out their features , but I was terrified that I had jumped from the pot into the flames . |
| 26 | It was true that I had n't been to see Jeeta or Anwar for a long time , what with the moving and my depression and everything , and wanting to start a new life in London and know the city . |
| 27 | It was true that I had given him life but I had not given him love . |
| 28 | Largely forgotten until recently , Watson 's fine sun-dappled landscapes had elegant figure studies have begun to reappear in London galleries , including Richard Green , and Blamey was surprised that I had heard of him . |
| 29 | I was surprised that I had made it this far . |
| 30 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |