Example sentences of "[verb] to me that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His pleasure comes from a different source : ‘ I am obviously very conscious of what my forebears achieved and therefore it matters to me that the business has survived , remained independent and has grown . ’ |
| 2 | The item went well , and it was reported to me that the celebrity was very pleased with my contribution . |
| 3 | The ragged hole appeared in the beard again ; it occurred to me that the shrink was baiting me in some way , teasing me . |
| 4 | It occurred to me that the minions Kruger had entrusted with the task of feeding me to Heckle and Jeckle had been careless . |
| 5 | ‘ I promised to ask around a bit , and it occurred to me that the book might contain a clue . ’ |
| 6 | Occasionally people say to me that the Government are seeking to turn health care into a business . |
| 7 | It occurs to me that the St-Germain-des Pres scene was the first bohemia to have become an immediate media success . |
| 8 | It occurs to me that the firm 's international links can not be over-emphasised . |
| 9 | It seemed to me that the discovery of Romans , Celts and Jews by the Greeks and their revaluation of Iranian civilization could be isolated as the subject of these Trevelyan lectures . |
| 10 | It seemed to me that the theatre I wanted to work in from time to time was the British theatre , so I have never contemplated living in America . |
| 11 | It seemed to me that the man I recently left was the only person that I did know . ’ |
| 12 | As I considered the contents of the squadron report , it seemed to me that the probability was that the bodies were those of aircrew from supply aircraft , for there was some suggestion in the report that a Liberator and a Halifax had been lost over the Morvan when ferrying supplies ; but the point is that no proper statement was ever made in regimental records . |
| 13 | It seemed to me that the question she asked had been simmering in her for some time . |
| 14 | The Commissioner states in his report : ‘ Because it seemed to me that the Minister 's letter implied that the NHS had an absolute duty to provide care for the complainant 's father once it became clear that he could no longer meet the nursing home fees , I asked the DoH for clarification of the legal position and invited their general views . ’ |
| 15 | It seemed to me that the swap file should reside on an uncompressed drive to gain maximum speed benefits — Windows can be slow enough without hampering its performance any further . |
| 16 | It seemed to me that the Quirkes gloried in the poetry of paganism , but were not true pagans , eager to propitiate feared gods with flame and sacrifice . |
| 17 | ‘ Well , it always seemed to me that the Cathars had got pretty close to it , ’ he said . |
| 18 | But abruptly it seemed to me that the moment should have meaning , even if it were to my discredit . |
| 19 | It seemed to me that the world of pop music , which I worshipped , was there to be altered and corrected . ’ |
| 20 | It seemed to me that the house had a look of gentle triumph . |
| 21 | It seemed to me that the stench of Billingsley 's cigar smoke clung to the boat like the sulphurous reek of the pit , and with it lingered the realisation that I had been twisted into dishonesty as easily as a length of rope could be coiled into hanks . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , I knew theirs was n't an entirely happy marriage , that there were quarrels , but it did n't occur to me that the cause lay outside the marriage . |
| 23 | ‘ It did occur to me that the doctor did choose an odd moment to draw attention to the bell 's being there . |
| 24 | My Chief-of-Staff , who had been following the progress of the attack from a more distant position in Consenvoye Wood on the eastern bank , telephoned to me that the attack had failed and that everywhere our men could be seen falling back . |
| 25 | It sounds to me that the sort of the theology that you 're describing , Colin , and you described just now , John , is very much a theology in which religion is , as it were , getting out of the churches and into the homes and daily activities and concerns of ordinary people . |
| 26 | It appears to me that the omission from the Lautro Rules reflects an omission from the Act , and in my judgment the omission was made with a deliberation in each case which makes an implication impossible . |
| 27 | It appears to me that the omission from the Lautro Rules reflects an omission from the Act , and in my judgment the omission was made with a deliberation in each case which makes an implication impossible . |
| 28 | At the very least it appears to me that the manner in which I have construed the relevant provisions in their application to the facts in this appeal is a possible construction and that any ambiguity there should be resolved in favour of the taxpayer . |
| 29 | It appears to me that the arguments which I have heard involve the consideration of three separate questions , namely : ( 1 ) does the ex turpi causa maxim and its related rules ( which I will refer to as ‘ the ex turpi causa defence ’ ) afford a defence to a claim for contribution under the Act of 1978 ? ( 2 ) If the ex turpi causa defence is capable of so applying , can it be said , with the degree of certainty necessary for a striking out order to be made , that the defence will exclude any contribution from the third party in the circumstances of this case ? ( 3 ) Leaving aside the ex turpi causa defence , can it be said with the necessary degree of certainty that the court will , under section 2(1) and ( 2 ) of the Act of 1978 , exempt the third party from liability to make contribution even if he has been negligent in the performance of some duty of care owed to the plaintiffs ? |
| 30 | It has often seemed to me that the combination of boredom after intense campaigning and the only alternative offered — luxurious idleness — was indeed reminiscent of what the censorious historians of the late Roman Republic saw as the existence which sapped the fibre of Hannibal 's army when in winter quarters in Campania after Can nae . |