Example sentences of "thing [be] [conj] i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The strange thing is that I ca n't say I was unhappy in the Service , and generally speaking I enjoyed myself , even coming to realise as time went by that it was an experience I would hate to have missed — and yet , for years afterwards I used to have nightmares about my life in uniform . |
| 2 | ‘ Actually , it was a terribly hard decision to make , because my album just came out two months ago here and the only negative thing is that I ca n't be here to promote it . |
| 3 | The thing is that I could n't cancel the draft — it cost £6.50 to get it , and would have cost another £12.00 to get it annulled . |
| 4 | The thing is that I should so like to be the first to know , officially … ’ |
| 5 | You see , we 've never been very happy with the people and she , she does do things if you ask her , I suppose the thing is that I should come down more often and say . |
| 6 | The main thing is that I can do it through official channels . |
| 7 | I think the worst thing was that I could n't stop shaking . |
| 8 | I suppose the most annoying thing was that I could n't stop saying ‘ sorry ’ all the time . |