Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [that] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 " It would be wrong for me to pretend that these problems can be solved quickly — if they can be solved at all .
2 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 .
3 If you have any of your class members attending please let them know that this payment is now due .
4 Enough for me to know that this house was not a good place to be when he was alive , not good for either of you .
5 I overheard that this afternoon , I did n't think that was
6 Nor am I suggesting that these strategies are in fact used by professional translators in any significant way ; one has to acknowledge that , in spite of being available in theory , they are in fact rarely used in practice .
7 Not for a moment am I suggesting that these figures , always in billions , are not important ; only that I , an innumerate , can not make head or tail of them .
8 I contend that such Biros employ an advanced form of camouflage .
9 ' I contend that these crowds spontaneously generate from microscopic spores which constantly drift about in our atmosphere , awaiting the perfect conditions in which to briefly flourish .
10 I mean that each image tries to express something that belongs to millions of people . ’
11 I mean that that couple of blokes
12 I realized that this suit had been among the clothes Barrymore had left for Selden , and I told Holmes .
13 During this month I led the life for which I had always yearned hunting big game on my own in the wilds of Africa ; but now I realized that this expedition had meant more to me than just the excitement of hunting .
14 As I saw the circle moving in on Alfred , I realised that that voice had been his .
15 Afterwards I realised that this idea was wrong .
16 ‘ Once I realised that this novel was going to be a kind of mammoth , I decided to forgo writing the series .
17 I fear that such risks will be taken by the government here too .
18 ‘ If not , then I fear that this paperback edition will come and it will be sold on a very large scale and will be smuggled to other countries where it is banned and will be read in translation , ’ Mr Chisti said .
19 Therefore I fear that this light will not long endure . ’
20 So I fear that some doubt may be placed in the minds of hon. Members about the cause of the shooting that resulted in the death of the young man that the right hon. Gentleman referred to .
21 I stress that any person wishing to operate buses must have a PSV operator 's licence issued by the traffic commissioner , who has to be satisfied that the person is of good repute and financial standing and has adequate facilities to maintain the vehicles in a roadworthy condition .
22 Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I stress that any company can reveal what it paid , but it is a matter for the company .
23 But the situation was now so critical , and the time for restoring confidence so short , that , very reluctantly , I agreed that each Party must sink its political programme temporarily and combine to pursue an economic policy to save the nation from bankruptcy .
24 I trust that this review has helped at least somewhat to lighten that load .
25 And I concede that any curriculum aiming to cover the theoretical and general aspects of a subject will have to be developed with care .
26 I do hope that it will be possible for you to participate in this exercise , even though I realise that many demands are made on people 's time .
27 I expect that most readers are in the 20–30 age group .
28 And I expect that same thing happens with the work related one , that because you 're never at work on your own , or hardly ever at work on your own , and the same thing when you started , you were n't ever on your own , you could say to people , am I doing it right .
29 BUYER : I expect that this upholstery will be difficult to clean .
30 In the simplest I found that many owners saw their houses as white elephants .
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