Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] that [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 What she said to me on the subject of the race riots and how she felt in that context makes me think that this stage in her life was nothing to do with race .
2 I mean that that couple of blokes
3 I realized that one day before the war .
4 I hate that black velvet on the chairs and sofa .
5 I tried that 26-letter word on my ‘ spellchecker ’ : it paused for a moment , then put up its hands with ‘ sorry , no suggestions ’ .
6 I say that this type of equipment is necessary because until we can be sure all major rockets and missiles have gone , there will always be a chance of such offensive capabilities ‘ falling into the wrong hands ’ and that may result in terrible consequences .
7 Now I acknowledge that this kind of exegesis might be disturbing for some , but I believe that it is important for us as modern Christians to feel the force of this criticism which has thrown fresh light on the Scriptures as we have received them .
8 I suggest that one solution for biologists will be to apply their expertise to the new science of socioecology , and the environment of the office .
9 Again I suggest that this line of argument is unsound .
10 If I used that particular eyepiece on my 76-mm refractor , I would still obtain a magnification of around × 600 — but the image would be so faint that it would be completely useless .
11 And I believed that this world of darkness and changing images went on without a break , as unceasingly as the other less real one outside , wherever outside was , and by some unlikely philanthropic gesture of the city corporation was allowed to co-exist and be connected by the little dark doors with dark portholes .
12 I says that any subset of positive integers which contains 1 and which contains a + 1 whenever it contains a is precisely the set of all positive integers .
13 Such help is certainly required , so I hope that this facility of the Territorial Army will not be wasted .
14 I suspect that one wall of my house is affected by rising damp .
15 It follows in my view that no error of law has been shown in the decision of the visitor and for that reason I consider that this appeal like the cross-appeals should be dismissed .
16 I accept that political activity in this country could undermine credibility , but it might just confirm credibility .
17 What is more , the journey via New York and Los Angeles included a first leg of the marathon journey on a British Airways Concorde , where I enjoyed that extraordinary experience of arriving in Manhattan — thanks to the five hours time difference — more than an hour before the 10.30 am departure time from Heathrow .
18 ‘ Oh , Mr Kelly , you know and I know that that piece of paper is a bloody con . ’
19 Back at the Neuadd Arms I discovered that pre-race training for most of the other entrants consisted of downing the maximum number of pints of ale in the least possible time .
20 Now whenever I smell roasted chestnuts in Shijo-dori in Kyoto , or in Zürich Hauptbahnhof , I remember that aching void in my life .
21 ’ He gave a sob , ‘ and she went rattling down the stairs to her room the way she always did and then I heard that awful sort of slither and Bunty 's scream … ’
22 ‘ I 'm telling you , ’ she said , ‘ when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather !
23 And Jaz actually said oh I heard that some bloke from your school is gay is n't he ?
24 I believe that total employment in manufacturing on the Chirton Estate is unlikely to exceed 3000 , although there are some jobs in retailing .
25 I believe that more information on them would be helpful in the interpretation of the paper .
26 Now irrespective of what substantially complete coverage means or from one t when one takes the five year period , the message is clear , erm local authorities are expected to get on with their district wide local plans and I believe that this step by step approach on the new settlement is going to introduce delays into district wide local plan preparation .
27 I believe that this application for a residence order is yet another step in this game and that neither parent has been able or willing to see matters from the children 's point of view or in terms of their feelings , experiences and level of understanding .
28 Giving the opening address to the conference , Mr Maclean said : ‘ I believe that this network of environmental enforcement agencies is indeed an historic development in the field of environment protection .
29 I believe that this arrangement of letters is even easier to read and to scan for items of particular interest and relevance , both for the general practitioner and during further hospital follow up .
30 I find that other kind of sound very forgiving ; I can get through it technically , but I ca n't make it come alive the way somebody else could . ’
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