Example sentences of "that [pers pn] intended " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 I told my GP that I intended going to Bristol as soon as I was well enough .
4 I was matter-of-fact , and filled the statement with medical data and statistics , adding an assurance that I intended to beat the bastard .
5 We met up , and I told him that I intended to collect pictures by the Avant-garde artists .
6 The magazine America had already written about this ; it had published an interview in which I announced that I wanted to hand my collection over to the Tretyakov Gallery as a gift , and saying that I intended to make Lilya curator of the collection .
7 ‘ I did not say that I intended to leave , ’ his father responded .
8 ‘ Surely even you could n't have seriously thought that I intended abducting Kirsty ? ’
9 We read that she intended , in Hamlet 's words , to ‘ leave betimes ’ , and that she did what she intended .
10 The most likely explanation is that she intended some disruption of the race and , having ducked under the rails , found herself the beneficiary of the sheer coincidence of the King 's horse — whose colours she would have recognized — being isolated from the other runners .
11 It would seem that she intended to pull him down — in itself a tall order — and so grabbed at the reins .
12 The announcement on the morning of 22 November of Mrs Thatcher 's decision to resign came as a dramatic surprise to the public because , up to that point , all the outward signs had been that she intended to stick to her initial resolve to contest the second ballot .
13 But in any case , her prominence in the preparations for the 5 October march , and her leading part in it , did not mean that she intended that it should lead to a violent outcome , and the mere fact of her CPNI membership can not be taken as evidence for the existence of a violent conspiracy .
14 She was with a stranger and told friends that she intended to stay at the site as long as possible and then possibly go to Portsmouth .
15 Before Tamar could protest that she intended to call her son George , her mother-in-law looked up from the child .
16 She confirmed in writing to the company that she intended to return to work on 11 February 1991 .
17 ‘ When she opened the hospice in June , she gave no indication that she intended to come back . ’
18 Initially , many believed that their retention would only be temporary ; they failed to understand , however , that Elizabeth herself saw the 1559 settlement as final , and that she intended to resist all pressure from her councillors , divines , and MPs to purify or reform these ceremonials .
19 Although she subsequently indicated that she intended to institute divorce proceedings , the mother subsequently returned to Australia after the husband had paid a second visit to England .
20 Fired with enthusiasm , she went on to say that she intended to go to Wickhams , the East End 's own department store , in the Mile End Road .
21 The fact that she had implied that she intended to withdraw from the arrangement as soon as it was convenient did not matter , Jehan thought , unless Alexei 's character was to provide the excuse …
22 Not that she intended trying to leave — she had nowhere to go .
23 Instead he had found the poison pen letter that she intended to send to Jessamy .
24 Not that she intended accepting any favours from him , but she knew he was booked in for two nights , which gave her time to return his hospitality if she could not manipulate tonight into a Dutch treat .
25 Then her anger erupted , her hand flashed upwards and she had delivered a stinging slap to his left cheek before she even realised that she intended to .
26 Not that she intended to wipe her hands of Suzie .
27 At least it got her out of his office without more lecturing , and when Glyn presented himself rather smugly she told him smartly that she intended to go to France and she intended to go alone .
28 However , Lucy managed to convey that she intended to stay for several days , or perhaps for even a week .
29 On Feb. 28 she joined the Supreme Council 's economic commission , although there were suggestions that she intended to stand in opposition to the administration of President Vytautas Landsbergis .
30 Addressing the National Assembly on May 22 Cresson said that she intended to consolidate the strengths of the French economy , which she defined as " a strong franc , inflation under control [ and ] rigorous control of public spending " .
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