Example sentences of "[verb] that i [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I proposed that I teach one woman what I knew so that she could teach the others after we got more machines . |
| 2 | Do you know that I eat little boys like you for breakfast ? " |
| 3 | ‘ Did you know that I married six months after you did ? |
| 4 | I 'll never know how I made it through to the interval , an hour later , but I do know that I wrenched those lenses out with such force that in the second act I was white-faced , red-eyed , and resembled one of the Brides of Dracula . |
| 5 | In those days before the National Health Service , one did not run off to the doctor except in real emergencies ; but , at this juncture , my mother , noticing that I showed unusual signs of debility , urged me to seek medical advice . |
| 6 | The doctor arrived and after examining me pronounced that I had some sort of mystery virus , and there was nothing he could do for me . |
| 7 | Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory |
| 8 | It was a very great shock to me to discover that I had motor neurone disease . |
| 9 | They say that I mean any changes any in temperature are very noticeable so w Like it is working in the middle of winter offshore would be something I would have to come to terms with but no I mean I do n't think there 's any problems work-wise . |
| 10 | I know that my hon. Friend will understand if I say that I had some difficulty in persuading everybody to come round a table when I was talking only to the parties in Northern Ireland . |
| 11 | Yeah , but you say that I paid thirty pounds for the Astra , now let's get it in the balance here , you see what I mean , and that sen and then |
| 12 | ‘ When I got to my door I found that I had this cement cock in my pocket . |
| 13 | But bitterly I regret that I needed another man 's hands to help me , and he in ignorance . ’ |
| 14 | I , , be having been elected to the office of Vice Chair , declare that I take that office upon myself and will duly and faithfully fulfil the duties of it according to the best of my judgement and ability . |
| 15 | This went on for 13 months until my parents realised that I needed medical attention . |
| 16 | The observant reader may have noticed that I used this construction myself above on p. 98 ; this was done consciously . |
| 17 | Now whenever I speak , this provides grounds for believing that I have vocal chords ; but it does not express that fact . |
| 18 | Oh I did n't feel that I had any gripes from our point of view . |
| 19 | For all his ego and vanity , even Florian has never for a moment imagined that I felt any sort of lust or love for him , although he also has no idea just how selfish and immature I do find him outside a broadcasting studio . |
| 20 | If we also assume that my neighbour assumed that I knew these facts about the world , and that I interpreted her words according to the co-operative principle , then we can also see why the way she actually phrased her request is not only true and relevant , but also brief and clear . |
| 21 | Not one of you noticed that I dipped this finger into the samples but licked another one . |
| 22 | And you know it is wrong to suggest that I 've any motives in that quarter because , between you and me , I ca n't stand the man . |
| 23 | On page 37 of his volume of reminiscences [ Burton was to write in an article on rugby ] , Mr Williams is kind enough to suggest that I had distinct possibilities as a player were it not for the lure of tinsel and paint and money and fame and so on . |
| 24 | If you look at the News item regarding Hoof Branding in the September issue you will see that I recommended any form of security marking and that hoof branding was suggested as an alternative to freezebranding for those who choose not to freezebrand their horses . |
| 25 | Before leaving the village I consulted a chart outside the coastguard station , which confirmed that I had five hours before high tide ; this would give me time to get to the end of Worm 's Head and safely back onto the cliffs without danger of being stranded . |
| 26 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 27 | Some people claimed that I had another job lined up but time has proved them wrong . |
| 28 | On a recent visit to the Midland Bank in Southampton to ask about opening a current account I was told that I needed some form of indentification . |
| 29 | Only now did I realize that I loved this man to whose power I had been subject all my life . |
| 30 | Oh yes indeed , indeed , well only last week I said do need some flowers , come on Thursday they 're fresh , I said I want them now Lionel , I hate to be without flowers in the room and he said well have two for the price of one , he would insist that I had two bunches for the price of one . |