Example sentences of "i [vb past] that the good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I determined that the best way to find out would be to take part in a National Trust Acorn Project , week-long holidays between March and October which are open to anyone over the age of sixteen .
2 I decided that the best way to show what was possible was to build scaled-down , working models , ’ said Ken .
3 I decided that the best course of action was to do my turning first , followed by the seat , then the shaped components and finally jointing and assembly .
4 Considering there was no one to look after her at Lomond View , I decided that the best place for her was with me . ’
5 I decided that the best thing to do was to go home .
6 I decided that the best thing to do was to leave the porch just in case anyone came along , and to kill the time I needed to kill somewhere else .
7 Ron and I thought that the best way to arrange this would be for me to interview the Prince about his uncle , and to tack the result on to the end of the obituary programme .
8 I thought that the best thing that I could do , anticipating the worst , would be to start on one entitled Italy 's Betrayal .
9 I said that the best thing he could do for the whites was to demonstrate to the blacks that they fully supported the widest possible franchise , and that if he did that he would emerge as a statesman , with a statesman 's view of his responsibilities .
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