Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [verb] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I idly noted that a brass plate declared that this bit of garden furniture was sacred to someone 's memory . |
| 2 | But it 's a , it 's a problem that , that you 've put your finger on , and this is why I personally think that a lot of this literature is of such a poor quality . |
| 3 | Although I personally find that a very difficult thing to hear . |
| 4 | I entirely agree that a successful outcome is important to not only the British and European economies but the economies of the developing world . |
| 5 | I entirely agree that an FME service should be supported by a professional organisation not linked to the police . |
| 6 | The trees shook , even the ground beneath me shook , as I suddenly realised that a salvo of heavy shells was passing over at tree height , and everyone — including the prisoners — scattered in the direction of the dug-outs ; the salvo hit the ground a short distance away with an almighty roar , the explosions throwing debris over a wide area . |
| 7 | Gazing down below me , I suddenly realised that a huge curtain of mist and rain has swept across the water and was fast obscuring the tundra below . |
| 8 | ‘ It just grew and grew , ’ Alan grinned as he talked about the development of the book , ‘ I soon realised that a circular including anecdotes to keep former members in touch was not possible , we had given rise to a book ! ’ |
| 9 | I soon discovered that a lot of the local children stuck together and that outsiders were n't made very welcome — even if you come from another part of Cornwall it takes a long time to be accepted . |
| 10 | I willingly accept that an inventor can not scrutinise every patent application ; by the same token a manufacturer can not contact all potentially interested parties . ’ |
| 11 | I also heard that a party of girls from Bishop 's Home orphanage school in Rangoon had got stranded at Katha and I was able to send a telegram to Jack Cardew of the Burma Railways asking him to extricate them and get them on a train to Myitkyina . |
| 12 | I also think that a lot of black kids think that this is a white man 's country and , when any little thing goes wrong , a set-back , the first thing they jump on is colour . |
| 13 | erm and I also think that a lot of people are struggling with their own lives and they have n't got time to worry about other people . |
| 14 | And I also believe that an elected Second Chamber to replace the Lords would feature people of much lesser ability and stature , who would be unable to speak their minds freely because they would be beholden to the same electorate as the Commons . |
| 15 | He said , ‘ In order to prevent literary contracts being held up , I also suggest that a general power of attorney be given to me again only in a limited area and only to be used if Elinor be indisposed . ’ |
| 16 | I also confirm that a clear benefit is that of batch ordering . |
| 17 | I also recognise that a common curricular entitlement depends on a degree of equity in the distribution of human and material resources . |
| 18 | It was students demonstrating , as a result of which a number of them were arrested and I later learnt that a few were sentenced to be flogged . |
| 19 | In my books I strongly advocate that a rope is carried in the party for use as a safeguard if necessary , or to aid retreat . |
| 20 | I think I think the only thing that I would disagree with there is that I strongly suspect that a lot of tutors in the university , not just women tutors but across the board , really have little idea of the level of sexual harassment that students that female students have identified as being problem in the questionnaire . |
| 21 | Interruptions are not always a curse ; I sometimes find that a lost association breaks the surface for air precisely when I 've stopped actively thinking about the writing . |
| 22 | I sometimes feel that a great many of our social problems at the moment , young people rampaging , are brought about by mothers going out to work … |
| 23 | I fully agree that an increase in subscription should be made , I also agree that some people find it difficult to find the sum required in one lump sum . |
| 24 | Neither did I. I never imagined that a father could treat a dying child as cruelly and wickedly as we later discovered Heathcliff had done . |
| 25 | As for him snogging all those top models in hot lesbo action , well , I never thought that an Airfix kit of HMS Invincible could ever be so arousing — IM |
| 26 | This hardly tallies with the sentiments expressed in a letter in the possession of the College in which Coleman , writing on 24 February 1813 , gracefully declined an invitation to become President of the London Veterinary Society : ‘ Gentlemen , I received your letter , and it gives me great pleasure to see so much zeal for the improvement of the veterinary art in Gentlemen , whom any & every Teacher might well be proud to call his Pupils — I shall most willingly grant the use of the College Theatre for the examination and discussion of such points as may be considered by you most important for the advancement of the Veterinary Science … you rightly observe that a number of minds concentrated on one object can not fail to improve any art far beyond the reach of any individual and I have no doubt that the Public will ultimately derive great benefits from your united exertions . |
| 27 | She finally heard that a dairyman some miles to the south needed a good milkmaid for the summer . |
| 28 | No , you , I , you just bought that a new cos you 've just landed on it |
| 29 | ‘ But did n't you just say that a ship at sea does n't transmit ? ’ |
| 30 | She just knew that a basement room was for sitting in , a children 's ward for visiting , and railway stations had been prime targets for being bombed . |