Example sentences of "[noun prp] that i [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There — must be some other way , ’ she voiced her thoughts out loud , and , as the thought occurred , ‘ I can tell Travis that I do n't want to see him again without going in for this — this charade . ’ |
| 2 | It is winter evenings at Eton that I remember most vividly : talking and arguing about anything and everything with friends in front of a coal fire ; sitting in my armchair with my feet up , reading a story by Buchan , Kipling or Conrad , or something by one of the African big-game hunters whose books I was already collecting . |
| 3 | I tried to explain to Irena that I did n't mind , that this was how I felt it should be — the real Central Europe — and anyway I preferred that kind of place to ordered museums and shining monuments . |
| 4 | MATS N494TW at Oshkosh is one of the best shots of a Connie that I have ever seen ( FP August , p36 ) . |
| 5 | I would remind Ben that I put up To Bolt or Not To Be , a widely recognised 8b/c , in November 1986 ; that I have since climbed more than 20 routes of this level or more ; that I repeated the roof at Volx fairly easily in 1990 ; and that I have since put up two more 8cs — Huevos in 1991 and Macoumba Club recently at Orgon — in addition to Just Do It . |
| 6 | ‘ There 's a parochial side to Scotland that I 've never been able to accept . |
| 7 | So taken was I with this vision of perfect Iceland that I did not realise that I had walked into a skua colony , not , that is , until one fearless great skua hit me . |
| 8 | And then I agreed to do something for Émile that I did not wish to do , which made me ashamed . |
| 9 | Again , although I felt my ability allowed me to play well enough , I think my lack of live experience held me back a bit , and it was n't until the gig with Whitesnake that I felt totally comfortable with the situation . ’ |
| 10 | I think my lack of live experience held me back a bit , and it was n't until the gig with Whitesnake that I felt totally comfortable with the situation |
| 11 | I told Harold that I did not approve of the appointment , but for reasons that he would not greatly appreciate . |
| 12 | he was so carried away with Newley that I believe quite unconsciously , Newley crept into Bowie 's voice and , as you know , he 's been accused of copying Tony Newley , but I do n't think he was really aware of what he was doing at that time . |
| 13 | I explained to the House in November that I do not consider that the public interest lies in my taking that very large number of proceedings up and down the country in those circumstances . |
| 14 | ‘ You must be one of the few friends of Gamal that I do n't know . ’ |
| 15 | I told Harry that I did n't really see how this could be resolved in your absence so we should just leave until you return from holiday . |
| 16 | This is the best poem by Owen that I have ever read . |
| 17 | I also told Sam that I did n't think the main Benskin 's board would approve the switch to management . ’ |
| 18 | How shocking : but I have always thanked God that I did not have ‘ sensible ’ parents . |
| 19 | The religious establishment of his day once asked him , ‘ By what authority do you cast out demons ? ’ and he replied , ‘ If it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons , then the Kingdom of God has come upon you . ’ |
| 20 | And much as I coveted a wonderful watercolour by Albert that I came across in an Alice Springs gallery for 4,000 dollars I was even more taken with the traditional native art , particularly since it seemed to offer useful hints about a problem I had of seeing the outback in ways other than through the window-on-the-world vision that developed in Renaissance Italy . |
| 21 | Then he smiled , as he looked fondly at Leith , and said softly , ‘ But I 'm sure there 's a lot about Leith that I 've still got to learn . ’ |
| 22 | For this purpose I draw on a wide-ranging survey by John Lyons , which carries on naturally from the analysis by James Harris that I have just quoted . |
| 23 | I told Kidsons that I did n't think it was right that I should seek re-election , which was coming up on 30 April , and left it at that . ’ |
| 24 | I have to tell Dawn that I do n't need her help . |
| 25 | And there were some things about Mr Levy that I found very odd when I read your book . |
| 26 | It was then that I experienced a side of Max that I had not known before : he was most caring and attentive , almost maternal , getting doctors and nurses , staying with me and looking after me in every way . |