Example sentences of "i [vb past] that [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I realized that one day before the war . |
| 2 | When I had finished , and when we had counted the money in the hat ( which we did round the corner , discreetly ) , I realized that four songs had earned us enough to pay for a proper meal , each , in a cheap restaurant . |
| 3 | ‘ But I realised that one day I might not be so lucky . |
| 4 | When I arrived ten minutes before her at one stop ( advance means a few minutes ahead as well as two months ) I found that two ladies in wheelchairs had positioned themselves at the foot of the stairs and were pleading with everyone to let them stay and shake hands with Mrs Thatcher . |
| 5 | As I went into the house , I noticed that one person did not come to meet me . |
| 6 | Later during the trip I noticed that one morning the smell had n't registered with me . |
| 7 | Lying in second place and sitting on a possible £3,000 I decided that two practice sessions were needed and on the Tuesday , a week before the match , I had a day off work ( I left Dek in charge of the shop — yet again ) and headed 70 miles down the M.1. to the canal to try to sort it out . |
| 8 | I knew that one day I might be asked to walk on the edge of knives like the little mermaid , and was afraid that I might not be able to bear the pain . |
| 9 | Oh , I did swear vengeance but , believe me , revenge is a dish best served cold and somehow , deep in my innards , I knew that one day I would settle with the Luciferi . |
| 10 | I knew that three deaths in my immediate vicinity within four years had to look suspicious , and I had already planned my reaction carefully . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , Guy , if you only knew how I longed for you , how I dreamed that one day you would rescue me . ’ |
| 12 | I thought that three guineas would be an appropriate amount , drew up a licence and sent it to him to sign . |
| 13 | I later read a book on astrology which told your former lives , and I learned that 2000 years ago I held an important post as a male . |
| 14 | We left 406 in October 1943 , and that was the last I heard of them until I received my Spring 1991 issue of Air Mail when I spotted that 406 Sqn were having a 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion in earlyh May at Shearwater Forces Base , Dartmouth , Nova Scotia . |
| 15 | I said that one day we should be back , and that in the meantime our affection for the people of Burma would not fail . |
| 16 | Recently , we were having a debate in the Lords and we got on to nationalization and I said that one thing that we need to nationalize in this country is the Treasury , but nobody has ever succeeded . |
| 17 | I said that three quarters of the total number of international passengers are expected to interchange at King 's Cross with London Underground and other BR services . |
| 18 | They allowed me to keep all my other things , and I hoped that one day soon I would be free . |