Example sentences of "[noun sg] that i [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's true we were acquainted , with the result that I discovered the imposture as soon as her doppelgänger arrived . |
| 2 | And it was in this frame of mind that I undertook the journey to visit a witchdoctor who reputedly had the ability to establish contact between a person and their ancestors . |
| 3 | ‘ Take a turn with me , Doctor , and I 'll lay my faith to your scepticism that I make the weir and back before you . ’ |
| 4 | And it 's funny because the last car that I saw the fellow 's from I saw the fellow 's who did it . |
| 5 | When the gentleman in your office , however , addressed me not as Mrs Maitland , but by my maiden name , which is the one I write under , I realized that it must indeed be me who was being phoned , whereupon it suddenly seemed ( perhaps only by association of ideas ) imperative that I had the means of writing to hand . |
| 6 | It is with a sense of shock and disbelief that I studied the details that the Scottish Arts Council has released concerning its distribution of funds for 1993/94 ( reported , 16 February ) . |
| 7 | It was not until I wandered back to the harbour that I realised the wind had freshened . |
| 8 | When he came back , his face was so strained with worry that I felt the sting of another guilt , and I smiled properly ( having just finished with a not-too-terrible pain ) and put out my hand to him to show him I was better . |
| 9 | I never intended to imply that I would be the first artist to employ hanging cloth ( my use of Walter Benjamin necessitated for this kind of work that I block the aura of the collection and re-route it toward another kind of signification , as well as reference a museum 's depot ) but I am confident that anyone who has visited my installation comes away knowing what my contribution is . |
| 10 | My Lord we 've assumed as a matter of English law that I think the counterclaim can arise as a set off , but the other matters are a matter of community law |
| 11 | It came at once in the form of none other than the mighty Lord 's Prayer ; but it was n't until I got to the line about daily bread that I saw the light — I had n't given her any ! |
| 12 | The council that I had the honour to serve was Bradford which , from October 1988 , suffered the so-called ’ people 's revolution ’ . |
| 13 | I 'm saying to Glasgow city council that I think the reason for the poor health of its people is due to factors outwith health services and more to do with social and economic factors such as unemployment and bad housing . ’ |
| 14 | I stared at the road and was not really surprised by the discovery that I recognized the man in a grey suit crossing with a police-sergeant . |
| 15 | Erm I 'm also , I 'm bound to say er not the whole issue that I counted the votes for correctly as I was not expecting the outcome . |
| 16 | So it was with reluctance that I climbed the ramp leading into the longhouse with its two great tusks over the circular entrance . |
| 17 | Well I 'm not every day that I eat the double . |
| 18 | Thou hast been ‘ the cloud ’ before me from the day that I left the flesh-pots of Egypt , and was led through the way of the wilderness — the cloud that hast been guiding me to a land flowing with milk and honey — the milk of innocence , the honey of friendship ! |
| 19 | And three great big bins from from the they called them and I had three bins in my shed that I stored the barley in and I put the moisture extractor into them and it blew It had wee in it and it blew all the moisture out . |
| 20 | I was so appalled by their behaviour that I called the police . ’ |
| 21 | It was at Snaefellsness that I saw the bird I had hoped to find — and which was ‘ new ’ to me — the Brünnich 's guillemot . |
| 22 | As far as I am concerned the desire to win , the fear and hatred of losing , is increased immensely by the knowledge that I have the maple leaf on my jersey . |
| 23 | Another area that I have the plug . |
| 24 | I mean a real belief that I have the word ‘ tiger ’ or ‘ leopard ’ or whatever . |
| 25 | Moreover , it would appear that the difference is that the latter sentence expresses my belief that I have the belief that it is raining , and says that I have the belief that it is raining , and does not express the belief that it is raining or say that it is raining . |
| 26 | ( perhaps one should say that as such a psychological statement it would express my awareness that I have the belief rather than my belief that I have the belief , since belief is not quite the right word in this context , but let us leave such qualifications to be understood . ) |
| 27 | It is my modest belief that I have the answer . |
| 28 | ‘ Sir , ’ they retort , ‘ it was with some amusement that I read the views … with astonishment … with disgust … self-appointed guardians of the public conscience … fashionable cant … appear to have forgotten those who , in two world wars … ’ |
| 29 | ’ Applying this to the body of Christ in Cranham , the very week that I finalised the membership of the team and announced it , one couple in the team had a violent row with others and left the new work and also the church . |
| 30 | Erm I 've indicated this morning that I think the employment component of the new settlement is an absolutely crucial part of the overall concept and unless you get a very good employment area , all the other objectives for the new settlement will not be achieved . |