Example sentences of "thing [is] that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The awful thing is that I had a chance to meet him . |
| 2 | ‘ The important thing is that I got in a couple of block tackles , which was significant . |
| 3 | ‘ Another thing is that I 've started trying to play real tunes , real melodies — straight from the heart , really trying to commit myself . |
| 4 | The , the thing is that I 've been concerned for some time when it 's finally helped , f f found for next month , because |
| 5 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 6 | Well thing is that I mean a lot of these jobs , I mean er yeah they recognize that , I mean a lot of them yo they think you 're as thick as shit and treat you like you 're as thick as shit just because you 're doing a thick as shit job but you know they ca n't necessarily give you more |
| 7 | ‘ Well , the funny thing is that I do n't know really what it 's like because I 'm not in that little room any more . |
| 8 | It takes me about a quarter of an hour to walk briskly to work — the maddening thing is that I do not bring so that walking is reduced rather as my feet get tired in the heat , and we have had some really hot and humid days . |
| 9 | You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her |
| 10 | It its a big task , em er the thing is that I think that that the first point of call is one is that we get the questionnaire out and see whether you know the one where can we can the questionnaires to all the neighbourhood watch is it , w w we prepare the questionnaire and we get on and send it out , right . |
| 11 | The first thing is that I think people need to recognise that the investigation of savings generated a figure of one point four million pounds . |
| 12 | I said the thing is that I pay sixty pence for five well I said it costs me another sixty pence to come and change them ! |
| 13 | The thing is that I want to keep the distance between us as far apart as possible . |
| 14 | ‘ THE most disheartening thing is that I have always had a really strong idea about what I want the group to be and I 'm not very good at relating to people who think that their version of what my group should be is more important than mine , ’ complains Stuart Adamson , singer/guitarist with Big Country . |