Example sentences of "you [to-vb] [that] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | But now suppose that you know I am behind the tree , you are expecting me to leap out , and I know you know all that : I can still ( maybe ) frighten you by leaping out , just by getting you to realize that I intend to frighten you . |
| 2 | Alice Conway almost jumped back into her kitchen as her daughter swung round now and yelled at her , ‘ It may surprise you to know that I was thinking about you and Father and this house , and the business downstairs . |
| 3 | , I just want you to know that I shall never change , but I also want you to allow me to come home now and again for a few days . |
| 4 | And he finds a little space to make conscious points : ‘ I want you to know that I 'm a skinhead now . ’ |
| 5 | It is , of course , no consolation for you to know that I am in an equally awkward situation . ’ |
| 6 | Then I remembered you always get up in the morning before Aunt Emily , so I 'm sure you will find this before anyone else sees it ; and I want you to know that I am alive and well . |
| 7 | I only want you to know that I 'm very grateful to you for helping me become Joe 's apprentice . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It may interest you to know that I , too , am developing a theory , Doctor . |
| 9 | ‘ It may interest you to know that I 've just had Mr Standish on the phone . |
| 10 | It probably would n't surprise you to know that I do , too . |
| 11 | I only mentioned it because I want you to know that I realise the problems we 're facing — and that I 've got plans to put us back on our feet . |
| 12 | Darling darling , I feel that I am the luckiest man on earth and I want you to know that I know I am . |
| 13 | It might help you to know that I have been writing down my dreams on waking , an accepted practice , I believe , in some circles , and perhaps of more use in my case than in some as I am by profession a writer . |
| 14 | ‘ In view of your opinion of me , it wo n't surprise you to know that I 've been out with a couple of the other men from the station over the past week , ’ Maria volunteered stormily , halting and then swinging round to face him again . |
| 15 | It may surprise you to know that I could see things from your point of view there . |
| 16 | Both Poutsma ( 1923 : 42 ) and Jesperson ( 1940 : 287 ) point out that have is often used with the to infinitive in conditional contexts with would : ( 178 ) I 'd have you to know that I do n't care a penny , madam , for your paltry money . |
| 17 | I 'm asking you to accept that I 've got reasons , and not to ask me what they are . |
| 18 | I can ask you to accept that I should n't have come to you like this if I did not believe that the matter may turn out to be very grave indeed . |
| 19 | You 've been very good , and I wish I could explain things , but I must ask you to accept that I ca n't . |
| 20 | It was arrogant of you to assume that I was inadequate ! |
| 21 | It wo n't surprise you to hear that I 'm not the first to recognise the beauty of this region of South Wales — it was officially recognised in 1956 when it was designated as the very first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Britain . |
| 22 | ‘ But it probably will surprise you to hear that I managed to resist the temptation to indulge my talent for marriage-wrecking and confined myself to one already divorced man and one bachelor . ’ |
| 23 | I 'd hate you to imagine that I 'm doing this out of the goodness of my heart , ’ he said through clenched teeth . |
| 24 | I wanted you to believe that I was as grateful as you that the baby had died and solved the problem for us of concealing the birth . |
| 25 | Ask you to believe that I have morals , principles ? |
| 26 | In a moment of exasperation she told James Whitaker : ‘ I want you to understand that I am not responsible for any sackings . |
| 27 | And it disturbs you to realise that I did not come after you for the reasons you thought , does n't it ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It might interest you to learn that I 've changed my opinion on that matter , ’ he admitted drily . |
| 29 | ‘ It might surprise you to learn that I 'm actually grateful to her . |
| 30 | I confess I feel perplexed to find that any communication which you may have had with Mr Blair should lead you to think that I would consent to preach at Kildalton as a candidate . |