Example sentences of "that i [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see — ’ she looked up once more and met his direct blue gaze ‘ — you think I wanted to marry you , that I planned it all , but you were wrong , I did n't . ’ |
| 2 | It was on one of these weekend trips to Regina that I wrote my first outside interview for the paper — an interview with John Philip Sousa . |
| 3 | ‘ By God , Sally-Anne , your mother said that I spoiled you rotten , and I think that she 's right . |
| 4 | ‘ I was so terrified that I fought him all the way . |
| 5 | It was then that I saw her wild , inhuman face ! |
| 6 | Erm , I would like to close by saying that erm I just thought it would be just a nice idea that I would invite any of you members of the Council and wives who have n't got anything else to do on Christmas morning , if you fancy popping up to my house for a glass of sherry or whatever , just on a casual basis as a little thank you for what you 've done over the erm over the last twelve months , I extend that invitation to you all and District Councillors if they wish to come and I would like to say , on behalf of the Council , that I hope you all have a , this is the last full meeting , and to everybody here I hope you have a very nice happy peaceful Christmas and I hope we all go into the new year with renewed vigour . |
| 7 | Beesley 's case offered corroboration : the hero of the Titanic was a blanket-forger and transvestite imposter ; how just and appropriate , therefore , that I fed him false cricket scores . |
| 8 | It was much later that I realized my subconscious tendency towards preferring complicated solutions , merely to demonstrate my clever mental logic . |
| 9 | The monitoring process , until eventually I work out that I get my two sales . |
| 10 | ‘ I would not for a moment have it supposed that I mean anything derogatory to Dr. Yeats … but human nature is fallible . |
| 11 | My mother insisted on accompanying me to the tailor to ensure that I got something sensible . |
| 12 | I got your first letter to Nanking on Saturday , and had plenty of letters at Sian — I 'm not sure that I got them all , in particular I got a letter from Tom sent on March 23 , but I 'm not sure whether that 's the one you referred to , anyway I 'm grateful to you all for keeping me in touch . |
| 13 | Summarize what the candidate said to make sure that I got it right ? |
| 14 | If I had , if I had room I 'd have nothing , toaster and that I hate it all |
| 15 | It was n't that I thought myself deserving of more delight than was offered the mass of mankind ( I told myself ) but that the common lot seemed so dire . |
| 16 | When I intervened in the right hon. Gentleman 's speech he replied in such confusion that I thought it best to give him time to reflect , and to ask my question again later . |
| 17 | It was there that I made my one and only good find , not of course taking into account the brass washout pipe plate . |
| 18 | But the old market square was still there , the ferry to North Shields ; Ocean Road , the Town Hall , the Library , Trow Rocks , the sands , the pier … . ft was on the pier that I made my first stumbling attempts to start writing poetry on my own again ; my very own poetry : |
| 19 | It was then that I made my never-to-be-forgotten answer , ‘ Mum 's lost , down the fair . ’ |
| 20 | So much to that I made it clear to my club that I would like to be selected as a tighthead ’ . |
| 21 | It was then that I noticed something suspicious . |
| 22 | It was when I was fifteen or sixteen that I committed my first big offence . |
| 23 | I never forget a face — ( He looks into the SPY 's face ) … not that I know yours that is . |
| 24 | But er I ca n't say that I know anything more about it actually . |
| 25 | I do n't know that I like it all that much . |
| 26 | I was so disquieted by it that I finished it that evening . |
| 27 | It was through the OTC that I met my future husband , Eric , who was at that time a permanent staff instructor . |
| 28 | ‘ I am so sorry that I caused you such grief by acting as I did , by going off without telling anyone . |
| 29 | ‘ Your absence meant that I had her all to myself at breakfast — with the additional pleasure of escorting her personally to school . ’ |
| 30 | But it was in Colchester Park that I had my first lesson in conservation in microcosm , if you like . |