Example sentences of "to [pos pn] [noun] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a means of persuading her , the prince suggested to my chagrin that I should accompany him . |
| 2 | I ran along the stony path to Sam 's large shed in my socks and hardly felt the discomfort , and found to my relief that I could get inside easily enough — no lock on the door . |
| 3 | In fact , although there was a cloud hanging over my future , I found to my surprise that I was enjoying life in the present more than I had before . |
| 4 | Calling in at Lowestoft I found to my surprise that I was on the promotion list and viewed the prospect with mixed feelings as at the time this meant that I would no longer be eligible to crew on the cutters . |
| 5 | And although much of this was , by the record that he gives , painful , at the very end of it he says , quote , ‘ I found to my surprise that I was quite glad to be done with the whole subject ’ . |
| 6 | But one day in late summer , when I was pointing the otter out to my passengers , and as usual it got up to move out of sight , I saw to my surprise that it was followed by two cubs ! |
| 7 | I found to my horror that it was " Engaged " ; I had taken off with " George " in control . |
| 8 | ( ‘ I pointed out to my boss that we could run the business straight and still pull in the same sort of money , but he said straight money did n't spend right . ’ ) |
| 9 | The first of these statements was such an insult to my intelligence that I wanted to punch Mr Kinnock on the nose , and the second so downright outrageous that I wanted to do something worse . |
| 10 | The sea-mail letter arrived this afternoon , and my hands shook so much when I retired to my tent that I could hardly open it … |
| 11 | However , while I believe Moltmann 's case is unanswerable , it makes no difference to my contention that we are given certain responsibilities to ensure that we do something positive . |
| 12 | I scoffed it down and found to my astonishment that it was delicious . |
| 13 | I find it an insult to my bottom that I was forced to sit on it while playing this badly designed excuse for a game . |
| 14 | Much that was written in those days now sounds appallingly snobbish , and I think it is a great tribute to my parents that we were kept ignorant of such distinctions . |
| 15 | I remember complaining to my parents that they were n't teaching me anything . |
| 16 | It 's presenting to my superiors that I find really scary . |
| 17 | While driving my car I am able to say to my passengers that I am about to turn right before I have actually done so . |
| 18 | ‘ I know that 's what you imagine , and I guess I 've let you believe that because I had become so accustomed to my privacy that I did n't care for your intrusion into it , but you 're wrong . |
| 19 | It has come to my mind that it is contrasting er spiritual |
| 20 | One day I suggested to my father that he buy me a pair of binoculars . |
| 21 | They proposed to my father that he make a list of all our properties in Palestine so that they could buy them . |
| 22 | I rang my friends at Radio Leicester and Peter Crankshaw , the producer of the ‘ phone-in programme Cross Talk said ‘ Yes ’ to my suggestion that I mention my exhibition . |
| 23 | Jacqueline Pardoe ( Mrs Mitton ) writes : ‘ I have been determined … to be as good a traditional mother as I can while at the same time demonstrating to my daughters that it is possible to combine a family with an independent and complementary ‘ other life ’ . |
| 24 | They 'd expected me to bring things belonging to my mother that they could share out , but there was hardly anything . |
| 25 | I certainly learnt next to nothing at St Aubyn 's and when I took the Common Entrance examination for Eton I failed so ignominiously that the authorities wrote to my mother that it would be futile for me to try again . |
| 26 | While in hospital I had mentioned to my surgeon that I intended to go to the Bristol Cancer Help Centre , although at that time I had not actually made up my mind . |
| 27 | So I did the unforgivable , which was to suggest to my boyfriend that they go on to the summit without me . |
| 28 | So much to that I made it clear to my club that I would like to be selected as a tighthead ’ . |
| 29 | He intended to take Papa 's money and use it to keep his long-term mistress and their children ; he laughed at me behind my back … while he pretended to my face that he admired and loved me dearly . |
| 30 | ‘ Now , tell me to my face that you do n't want to come with me . ’ |