Example sentences of "when i [verb] [pron] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I inform him that I read recently how the estimable gentleman had found the Lord and was living in a Salvation Army hostel in Grimsby , he wonders aloud whether the vodka and orange was not partly to blame . |
| 2 | When I tell him that Fairfax seems to have played a very big part in Claudia 's life , he does n't see any problem . |
| 3 | When I tell them that I spent 17 years in local government , they tell me that I was a masochist . |
| 4 | Thee will not think I talk figuratively when I tell thee that his pine apple stove is sixty feet long , twenty feet wide and height proportionable . |
| 5 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 6 | Something of the casual innocence of the picture may be lost when I tell you that I had to hunt this particular combination of light for two days before obtaining the shot I wanted ! |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as the heir to the throne without the help and support of the woman I now loathe . ’ |
| 9 | When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | You must believe me when I tell you that they 're out there on the plain somewhere and coming towards us . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | So , when I tell you that Paul was a contented Christian , I hope that you do n't think that I mean he was sitting quietly , comfortably , happy with the world and his life . |
| 14 | And believe me when I tell you that I 'll do whatever I have to do to make you stay here . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , I know you wo n't believe me when I tell you that he doctored that fuel blend to make me look a fool , but one of the boys back in London knows ; he 's going to have my work independently checked before Jason gets home ! ’ |
| 16 | and er when I tell you that I went to the detective staff in nineteen twenty seven , then we started with our first mobile help . |
| 17 | Eventually she agreed with me that no harm could come from using regression therapy , particularly when I assured her that , should she change her mind at any point , all she had to do was open her eyes and the session would automatically come to an end . |
| 18 | When I told them that he was a chemist , one boy asked , ‘ Could n't they get a proper teacher , then ? ’ |
| 19 | And when I told them that in my country there were millions just like me , they did not believe me , but just smiled . |
| 20 | When I told them that I was born in a similar bed and had become a doctor afterwards they were more convinced . |
| 21 | When I told them that you 's got about three and mixed up |
| 22 | When I told him that if we were to be married I would n't ask my father for a penny he … well , he threw me out . ’ |
| 23 | When I told him that Howard Moss — whom I never met but whose poetry I greatly admired — had already published several of my poems , Dana appeared surprised and a little put out . |
| 24 | A youth tried to sell me a Socialist Worker and seemed confused when I told him that in my experience the words were diametrically opposed . |
| 25 | Then when I told him that it takes a man to make a man , he hit me right across the face . |
| 26 | When I told him that I would also like to buy a smaller Popova , he objected , ‘ No , I 'm keeping this because it 's small and it can always be hung anywhere , but these big ones … where can they go ? ’ |
| 27 | He appeared satisfied when I told him that I did n't have a criminal record and shouted for somebody to come and show me upstairs . |
| 28 | He laughed back when I told him that I came from a poor barrio in Britain and that we were no longer referred to as people either . |
| 29 | ‘ I guess that you have been to see Mrs Laura Lyons , ’ he said , and when I told him that he was right , he went on : ‘ When we put together everything that each of us has discovered , I expect we shall know almost everything about this case . ’ |
| 30 | When I told him that one of the most important was esparto grass , his grave face lit up , because Faber 's , it appeared , purchased consignments of it to meet their paper needs . |