Example sentences of "[adj] [that] i [vb past] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're so slim that I thought you might be one of those women who are on a perpetual diet , and I dislike intensely dining with someone who eats like a sparrow . ’ |
| 3 | I am afraid that I told him to go away and not be silly . |
| 4 | Its complete lack of any taste was so nauseating that I spat it out and decided to eat the rest of the bread by itself I was finishing this when there was the sound of boots in the passage again . |
| 5 | Stok joined in the last three words as I said them , and then he laughed So loud that I thought he would shake some of the cracked tiles off the wall . |
| 6 | When you asked how Tom and the children were , you must have thought it odd that I told you what Tom , and Alison and Cheryl were doing without really mentioning Peter . |
| 7 | I 'm sorry that I told you now . |
| 8 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm sorry that I accused you of taking them . ’ |
| 10 | Then I saw Mr Shepherd — and he looked so — so strange that I kissed him too . ’ |
| 11 | Although the piece is set in the ‘ Roaring ‘ 20's ’ , Cy Coleman 's music rarely goes into period style , but instead exploits a cod-operatic vein , going from Puccini to Piaf , with winks and nods in all directions , and superbly served by Madeline Kahn , who has the voice of a sarcastic diva and a vocal presence so strong that I felt I could see her . |
| 12 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 13 | I think it fortunate that I met him as I am persuaded I can cure him of his disorder or turn the evil to good ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm so sad that I missed you , ’ Lubor Ondrus said soulfully , explaining , ‘ I returned only last evening from a few days ’ holiday . ’ |
| 15 | But I am glad that I provoked him into an unqualified withdrawal of his disgraceful unjustified comments . |
| 16 | I always felt that Basil was a very shy , warm hearted man with a special sort of honesty and I am glad that I knew him . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm glad that I caught you . |
| 18 | But I accidentally hit Jason full on the jaw so hard that I knocked him over . |
| 19 | This , in turn , improved my singles game considerably and I won the Baghdad Open one year playing against Indians in the main , who were horrified that I insisted we played in the heat of a Baghdad afternoon when it was normally well over 110° in the shade , and there was no shade — mad dogs and Scotsmen ! |
| 20 | My son was so feeble that I thought I would lose him at birth . |
| 21 | It was just lucky that I spotted it in time and did something about it at such an early age , or God knows what the child might have turned into , with Saul 's soul possessing him . |
| 22 | As my husband was then a consultant there , and involved in research in rheumatology , it was only natural that I joined him in the research field . |
| 23 | It was n't until she was really ill that I realised she was mine and I loved her more than anything . |
| 24 | I know that sounds quite sad and it 's embarrassing that I copied him , but I ca n't help it because I thought it looked so great on him . |
| 25 | They must have wrecked the car to make sure that I understood they meant business . ’ |
| 26 | I got your first letter to Nanking on Saturday , and had plenty of letters at Sian — I 'm not sure that I got them all , in particular I got a letter from Tom sent on March 23 , but I 'm not sure whether that 's the one you referred to , anyway I 'm grateful to you all for keeping me in touch . |
| 27 | Summarize what the candidate said to make sure that I got it right ? |
| 28 | I made sure that I enjoyed it to the full , although it was wartime . |
| 29 | The difference between the way we saw life as young people — especially the amoral attitude to sex — and the conventional way of portraying it on screen was so great that I knew we were on the verge of a big change . |
| 30 | He sounded so sincere that I forgave him at once in my heart . |