Example sentences of "but i can assure [pron] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry that he is disappointed that the order did not go to Swan 's , but I can assure him that there was fair play and it has gone to Yarrow . |
| 2 | The man regarded by Peter Swales , at Manchester City , as a little dull , introduced himself at Oakwell by saying : ‘ It may take a little time , but I can assure you that we will get promotion within three years . ’ |
| 3 | Not all of this man 's behaviour has yet been revealed , of course , but I can assure you that there is one incident to come which in itself justifies almost any degree of the pain that has so far been applied to his brain and his skin and his bones . |
| 4 | I accept that she probably became pregnant while she was working here , but I can assure you that no one in this house was responsible . |
| 5 | But I can assure you that people back in London were really most upset at this development … |
| 6 | ‘ Thank you so much for the advice , ’ she told him with icy calm , ‘ but I can assure you that it was n't necessary . ’ |
| 7 | But I can assure you that I do n't exercise some kind of twentieth-century droit de seigneur over them for the privilege . |
| 8 | " But I can assure you that I was n't . |
| 9 | But I can assure you that I would n't have lasted five minutes in what , by any standards , is a very tricky and difficult market if I had n't been able to cope with the work . |
| 10 | Formula-One addicts may remember me , but I can assure you that to the public at large I 'm just another average , ordinary guy . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ But I can assure you that the last thing the Football League wants is a repeat of the Maidstone situation where a club struggles through the summer to a new season and then folds . |