Example sentences of "that i [vb past] [verb] something " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ever since James brought me the clothes of that unfortunate young girl , I have been beset by a conviction that I failed to notice something of importance . ’ |
| 2 | The very stillness of his muscles meant that I 'd touched something he 'd thought hidden . |
| 3 | ‘ A young detective remembered that I 'd had something like that stolen , ’ he says . |
| 4 | This is when I came to suspect that I had missed something of importance . |
| 5 | The thought that I had crushed something out of his life was a disquieting one . |
| 6 | ‘ For nearly two years I did nothing , but as I had worked very hard very young , I had no feeling of guilt that I had to do something , because I had already proved that when I wanted to work , I could do it . ’ |
| 7 | But I realized that I had to do something pretty dramatic to avoid too serious an accident . |
| 8 | For example , when I first lived alone I used to be in a state of anxiety every time I left the house , for fear that I had forgotten something . |
| 9 | It took ages to dawn on me that I had to find something else to do with my time other than music . |
| 10 | It was good to be able to demonstrate that I did know something about handling animals even though I had been qualified for only a few months . |
| 11 | When I spoke I made it clear that I intended to do something about the position of the ‘ early leavers ’ and that I thought it right that people should not suffer if they transferred their pension from one job to another . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've always been very aware that I needed to give something back after this experience and when I read about the appeal for people prepared to give homes to the Bosnians , I decided it was time I stepped in . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | I do n't want to do something just for the sake of it , I do n't really care about being on the Council , it 's just that I wanted to do something about those wretched caravans . |
| 15 | that I wanted to do something about safety or first aid and that 's it . |