Example sentences of "[v-ing] [that] i [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Now the Times has never asked me to write a leading article announcing that I have some doubts about the quantum theory |
| 3 | Now whenever I speak , this provides grounds for believing that I have vocal chords ; but it does not express that fact . |
| 4 | I was invited to join in but always found excuses not to do so , saying that I had early afternoon lessons . |
| 5 | I sent mine back to John Le Masurier , a former National Coach and now in charge of the Team Secretariat , saying that I needed more competition . |
| 6 | Mum had a habit , whenever she sent me any distance on an errand , of insisting that I had clean bloomers on , ‘ in case yer get knocked down by a 'orse ’ , which was why I was scared of them . |
| 7 | I can claim that I did , and that I never breached that trust , assuming that I had any information of a sufficiently intriguing character to make it worthwhile betraying a friend . |
| 8 | Without really still thinking that I had any chance of success , I went back down to the Circle Line and journeyed on to Liverpool Street . |