Example sentences of "[vb pp] that i have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've often wished that I had stayed on and tried for university , but I was n't keen , and my family was n't the sort to encourage it . |
| 2 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 3 | I 'd forgotten that I 'd said that , and was , in any case , already regretting the admission . |
| 4 | Yeah and I 'd forgotten that I 'd spoken to her the other night |
| 5 | I 'd forgotten that I 'd agreed to meet her . |
| 6 | My canoe had turned side on to the river and against the flow and as I turned to see what the noise was I realised that I had hit a log sticking out of the water . |
| 7 | If not , it is their loss , for it is the catholicity of the education to which I was exposed that I have come most to value . |
| 8 | He could take her away , I thought , he could just do that , he has such power to hurt me , this little furry creature who has n't even noticed that I 've given up the weed . |
| 9 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 10 | Immediately I was instructed that I had had the good fortune to be posted to ‘ the division where real polising is done … ’ |
| 11 | But I 'd already decided that I had to see you again , spend some time with you , and this was one way of doing it . ’ |
| 12 | I had decided that I had to have a partial confidant at the school . |
| 13 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 14 | It was so carefully written that I 've read it three times and I do n't think it says anything . |
| 15 | It was not for some years after we had separated that I had to face the fact that the deepest part of one 's being is always inaccessible to another , and that only when we are lost in passion , eager above all else for our own gratification — yet unconscious that this is the case — that we ignore the gulf , forget that we are strangers . |
| 16 | ‘ Because it was felt that I had got to know you two a bit yesterday . |
| 17 | I 'd accepted that I 'd joined the club — and there were some really nice people in it . |
| 18 | Granted that I have spent a considerable portion of my theoretical energies over the years criticizing reductionism , should I even be asking this question at all ? |
| 19 | Just as a matter of interest , would you have believed me if I 'd said that I 'd bumped into an old acquaintance near the museum ? ’ |
| 20 | I would not like it to be said that I had had my mother put away . ’ |
| 21 | I WAS really only a bystander in the tragedy of young Mr and Mrs McLeod ; it was not really my business , although it could be said that I had known them both — had seen them about — for most of their lives . |
| 22 | But having sa said that I have to share with you the a key element er , in the life of the church has been the ordained Ministry of Word and Sacrament and pastoral care . |
| 23 | It will be seen that I have to arrive at figures in respect of damages in this case under a number of heads . |
| 24 | ‘ That new fuel blend of yours has just ensured that I 've had the most embarrassing drive of my life ! |
| 25 | Lest it be thought that I have singled out young persons as a special problem , let me hasten to add that I think that the behaviour of youth cultures has to be seen as a mirror image of the adult society . |
| 26 | ‘ Now I 've been told that I 've lost my place and I 'm very disappointed . ’ |
| 27 | I went back again and was told that I had to send it off myself for repairs to the address on the guarantee card and pay £4 postage and insurance . |
| 28 | No because everybody who has it is aware of the fact that you know they 've se known that I 've changed my number before and they know why . |
| 29 | Outwardly it must have seemed that I had overcome my emotional difficulties and , apart from the mysterious phenomenon of my continuing thinness , had become a bright , helpful , well-adjusted member of the school . |
| 30 | I cast back and suddenly found that I had hooked the bird , which had been feeding avidly , dipping and swooping over the water . |