Example sentences of "[pron] [conj] i say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many systems and many faces may have changed over the last year or two and I do n't imagine you would believe me if I said that none of these changes had saddened me but , in a changing market-place , the basics have n't changed and the most basic precept of all is that there are no healthy banks where there are no health customers to sustain them . |
| 2 | I know Shanti 's first mother will forgive me if I say that when our little girl first came , she was in a very disturbed state . |
| 3 | Nobody will blame me if I say that in the circumstances I became very uneasy . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman will forgive me if I say that he has the same problem with me that I have with the Whips Office . |
| 5 | I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will forgive me if I say that the Treasury , as always , seems to have made rather heavy weather of this matter . |
| 6 | Lastly , I fear I may have to disappoint you when I say that the coin is more interesting than valuable . |
| 7 | I meant it when I said that I would do anything . |
| 8 | ‘ I meant it when I said that Claire no longer figured in my life . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't know how to approach this , but this is me , Sarah , your pathetically vile big sister , not able to find the words , but hoping you can see what I 'm trying to do — what I 'm trying to say — and please , please believe me when I say that I 'm not trying to run away from what I 've done , but if I could change somehow — obliterate — one thing I 've done in my life , one truly awful thing that I have done , it would be this . |
| 10 | Believe me when I say that he has an unexpected side to him . |
| 11 | ‘ Now do you believe me when I say that I did n't touch you in order to prove some theory about your boyfriend meaning nothing to you ? ’ |
| 12 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
| 13 | Believe me when I say that I would never hurt you . |
| 14 | The feelings of the young hon. Member for Gedling ( Mr. Mitchell ) about the way in which local government has broken up were expressed subjectively and I suspect that he will not agree with me when I say that they seemed to date from about 1979 — and we know what happened in 1979 when the hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) was first elected . |
| 15 | I do n't think any will argue with me when I say that McAllister , like he 's playing now , is the absolutely best midfield player in England . |
| 16 | Just believe me when I say that I had nothing whatsoever to do with any of this . |
| 17 | He was very interested and he would like to meet us and I said that if he 's actually doing a directory |