Example sentences of "i [verb] [pers pn] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It pleases me to inform you that the weather here continues to be temperate ! |
| 2 | ‘ Like a fool , I told her that the only reason I 'd married her was because she 'd told me she was pregnant . |
| 3 | So I told her that the most ancient creeds did not mention the Devil . |
| 4 | I told her that an aunt of mine used to insist that Charles , the crippled brother in the book , was secretly in love with his cousin , Lady Eveleen . |
| 5 | I told them that the grand piano was two feet too short and DeFries said , ‘ Cancel the gig — no gig . ’ |
| 6 | I told them that the Sandinista soldiers were also Catholics ; were also fighting for their country ; were also longing for peace . |
| 7 | I told them that the rain comes in and everything ! |
| 8 | I told him that no Currer Bell lived in Haworth , and sent him away . |
| 9 | I told him that the police wanted to see him . |
| 10 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
| 11 | It was when we had settled down to talk in comfortable armchairs that I told him that the man for whom I had substituted at Marlborough , in the hope of replacing him altogether , now planned to return , so that once more I should be out of a job . |
| 12 | I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support . |
| 13 | ‘ I told him that the Chester option would deliver a better service for the Army and a better deal for the taxpayer . |
| 14 | ‘ When I told him that the van was standard apart from a roll cage he found it even more difficult to accept . |
| 15 | I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also , with cloud and heavy rain , and getting worse . |
| 16 | Would you be surprised if I told you that the seven major shareholders in GEC , Westinghouse , Con Edison , NBC , and CBS , are Mr El , Mr Elolhim , and Mr Adonai , YHWH Inc. , Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh , Shaddai Holdings , and Zebaot International ? ’ |
| 17 | I told you that the law does not forget you . |
| 18 | ‘ I told you that the letter gave me advice on how to deal with the family and that is all . ’ |
| 19 | I noted you that the company bought Alton Towers . |
| 20 | I assured him that the man concerned had as good or as bad claims as anyone on the List and that my remarks were not addressed to him . |
| 21 | Erm that we had no alternative to do what we did er that C I D officers would speak to him and I believe that he would better understand er wh why we have done what we did er and I assured him that the damage to his door will would be repaired . |
| 22 | We met in Bologna and while discussing the painting I informed him that the original had turned up at Wildenstein 's in New York , and had recently been sold to a New York private collector and that an article of mine was in proof , publishing the New York picture as the original . |
| 23 | So I taught him that the first week , and the second week we went back and there was still only him , so it I taught him how to rewire a plug how to do it properly and er went back a third week and he was s still the only one there , so we went through it again , see if he 'd picked it up and he had n't so . |
| 24 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
| 25 | I tell him that the idea of investigating the life of a beautiful French anthropologist , who , in common with seventy thousand other Jews from France , was gassed ( in a crowd , indistinguishable to the SS as the laibon 's cattle are to me ) , was my starting point . |
| 26 | When I tell you that the solo and instrumental contribution hardly lags behind in any of these respects , you will no doubt become aware of my almost boundless enthusiasm for this issue . |
| 27 | You may be less complacent when I tell you that the friction of pulling just one wet and grit-encrusted rope through an abseil anchor can be enough to weaken thin tape to the point of sudden fracture when the next load is applied . |
| 28 | The Queens Hotel in Gibraltar may sound very posh , but when I tell you that the furniture and decor have n't changed since the ‘ fifties it may put it into its proper perspective . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm old enough to be forgiven if I tell you that the news did n't sadden me . |
| 30 | The 4 oz in 80 oz is still the standard way most embalmers treat cases , but what if I tell you that the wheel has been re-invented ! — that there are a lot ( and I stress a lot ) of good embalmers out there who use 10,16 , 25 and even 40 , yes , 40 oz and 60 oz per 80 oz . |