Example sentences of "[adj] that i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was so clear that I knew I 'd been blind . |
| 2 | ‘ I just want to make clear that I pay you every correctitude for what you were involved in there . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | I am afraid that I told him to go away and not be silly . |
| 5 | ‘ She would n't tell me , but was very insistent that I call her the minute you got in . ’ |
| 6 | The staff all know what 's got to be done and they go off and do it ; it 's just when jobs are different that I give them any guidance . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I 'm sorry that I told you now . |
| 11 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm sorry that I accused you of taking them . ’ |
| 13 | Then I saw Mr Shepherd — and he looked so — so strange that I kissed him too . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ I think that it is crucial that I do it . |
| 16 | When I was released , I was so relieved that I swore I would lead a normal life — no more endless walks . |
| 17 | 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 ’ . |
| 18 | Moving her just a fraction away , his eyes once more holding hers captive , he added , ‘ So is n't it fortunate that I know you for the cheat you are ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ And is n't it fortunate that I know you for a blind fool ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm so sad that I missed you , ’ Lubor Ondrus said soulfully , explaining , ‘ I returned only last evening from a few days ’ holiday . ’ |
| 21 | But I am glad that I provoked him into an unqualified withdrawal of his disgraceful unjustified comments . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm glad that I caught you . |
| 24 | But I accidentally hit Jason full on the jaw so hard that I knocked him over . |
| 25 | 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 ! |
| 26 | My son was so feeble that I thought I would lose him at birth . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Lucky that I carry it around with me ; and that it bears not the faintest resemblance to Daniel . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Yeah the main difficulty is in is in the time period because it 's it 's quite likely that I mean I 'd we 'd been we 'd been hoping that the target candidate could put in a reasonable amount of personal commitment to the campaign . |