Example sentences of "[be] that i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ So the thing that I would say , if I had to give myself a brownie point , would be that I enabled her to see that she could work actively with the situation . |
2 | So then I decided I would like to be that I knew there was a job going on the electricians , so I thought well I 'll I 'll go in for the electrical side . |
3 | It 's not so much that , it 's that I prefer my cooking to your cooking . |
4 | ‘ It 's that I think you 're gay ! |
5 | The good thing about Sheff Utd ( from SCUMS point of view ) is that I doubt they would go there just to get a draw … they beat SCUM twice last year so might have thought they had a chance . |
6 | All I can say is that I doubt I will be asked to join the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team . |
7 | An example I can cite is that I asked her to research and write up ( unsupervised ) an application to the Carnegie-Mellon Foundation for the microfilming of our 100,000 items in the Archive Collection . |
8 | The first is that I felt my battle to be with authority , whether in the form of teachers , matrons , parents , or even nature itself . |
9 | ‘ The greatest irony is that I thought he could help me in my research on rape , ’ she says . |
10 | ‘ The main reason that I am contacting you is that I thought you might be interested to know that John ( stage name Joan Rawson ) was awarded the Eric Rowley Trophy for the artist who has done the most for charity over the last 12 months . |
11 | No excuses , as I 've said , and the only explanation I can offer is that I thought you loved Jones . |
12 | But what it is that I measure I do not know . |
13 | The difference is that I knew what I wanted and he did not . |
14 | my pain is that I knew you |
15 | The best thing about him is that I like him . |
16 | One thing I realised about my renewal of my faith is that I had nothing to do with it ! |
17 | But what they ca n't stand is that I hate them when they do n't behave in their own way . |
18 | Although there was not much probability in my case , the answer is that I wish I had . |
19 | ‘ What I mean is that I wish I could snap my fingers and suddenly there 'd be a band playing some soft , slow music . ’ |
20 | ‘ I 'm a businessman first and a boxer second , and the reason I 'm so successful as a pugilist is that I know my limitations better than anyone else . ’ |
21 | I know they are saying ‘ she ca n't sing ’ but the important thing to me is that I know I can . |
22 | What annoys me is that I know I saw the damn thing not too long ago ! |
23 | and the biggest tragedy is that I know you know what you want to say |
24 | ‘ The truth is that I fought what I felt for you for as long as I could , and even after we made love I told myself that I wanted you , desperately , but that you meant nothing more to me than an object of desire . ’ |
25 | You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her |
26 | ‘ One thing these workless weeks in Venice have taught me is that I need my profession . |
27 | My recurring nightmare is that I circle it for ever , never able to get off . |
28 | Now the point I 'm trying to make — the reason I sent you to that 2D universe — is that I reckon we 're making the same mistake — about the space of our universe . |
29 | ‘ All I 'm saying is that I think we need to be apart for a while , come down to earth , if you like . |
30 | So , I mean what I 'm saying is that I think we should have a league table if you like of , of attendances , I , I recognise that that may not be popular , but I think it 's going to be one way of sorting out those people who attend every opportunity , and sometimes just to pat an officer on the back . |