Example sentences of "[conj] when i say i " in BNC.

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1 The committee became so unnerved at the thought that the club premises might be under threat that when I said I knew how to deal with these bounders , but it could only be as chairman , they swallowed it hook , line and sinker .
2 And when I said I was he held out a massive paw that gripped my hand as though in a vice .
3 My dad used to take two sugars , and when I said I was giving up sugar in tea and coffee , he reduced it to one .
4 If I take a bus into town during my lunch break to do some shopping I have to remember to throw away the bus ticket or he 'll ask me where I 've been , and when I say I 've been shopping , he 'll say he does n't believe me .
5 And when I say I asked for more polenta , you will know that we were dealing with an intake situation of Road to Damascus proportions .
6 But when I said I was doing it in Scotland , people just shivered .
7 SUMMERCHILD : Yes , but when I say I 'm happy with something …
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