Example sentences of "you [that] i " in BNC.

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1 By this time , I was already leading a life which ten years earlier I would have assured you that I could never have tolerated .
2 ‘ It is because of you that I am living here in peace .
3 ‘ I told you that I formed the impression that Mrs Yeo was not secure in her husband 's affections , ’ Davidson said , primly .
4 Edward knew he was being pampered and , in his letters to Helen about his friendship with Gwili 's sister , he confessed that ‘ in fact it was partly you that I saw when I held her : I hope I shall never forget her ; then I shall feel that it is possible to love another even though I am all and ever yours , little one .
5 But I got ta tell you that I do n't like it .
6 I just told you that I did Madge 's house , did n't I ?
7 I 'm as open minded and honest about my dogs as any dog owner , so let me tell you that I have the most beautiful , most gentle , most serious and most feminine Golden Retriever that ever lived .
8 I just wanted to tell you that I glanced at your book while cleaning my master 's study ( he is a doctor ) and it has had a terrible effect on me .
9 ‘ What if I told you that I was a Conservative ? ’
10 ‘ I can assure you that I have no political motives whatsoever .
11 ‘ In any case , a glance through the lens will convince you that I am right .
12 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 !
13 ‘ Well , Mr McKillop , I am bound to tell you that I find this most strange because the Elsie I knew assured me she had no brothers or sisters . ’
14 I will begin by telling you that I now live on a farm close to a beautiful little town in Umbria , the region of St Francis .
15 ‘ As to that , ’ said Fedorov firmly , ‘ I must remind you that I am a Russian , and both my native and adopted countries are at war with yours .
16 My producers will tel you that I take much less time over my recordings than some wellknown colleagues .
17 I am therefore sorry to tell you that I am going to kill your son Russell . ’
18 ‘ For all I know , it could be you that I must be wary of ! ’
19 ‘ I assure you that I will not give any offence to the Lady Yolande .
20 ‘ I have simply one question to ask of you and , before you answer , I must inform you that I know full well the delicate details of your personal relationship with the late King . ’
21 ‘ I can only assure you that I did not break into your house with any harmful intent .
22 I wish , like Arthur or King Stephen , I could tell you that I will return when the hour comes round again ; that , one day in the future , some public relations executive , some politician or health fascist , some snivelling egalitarian with dandruff in his eyebrows , some stunted corporatist with a filthy mind will go too far , and with a bright flash , a smell of freshly-oiled leather and the sound of a celestial whip cracking , I will once more be among you , eyes blazing , tongue wagging ten to the dozen , and in my bronzed and muscular arms a lovely cornucopia of drugs , women and vulgar abuse .
23 ‘ I 've come to tell you that I 'm leaving . ’
24 And I can assure you that I did n't shine the torch on her longer than I needed to satisfy myself that she was beyond any help that I could give . ’
25 ‘ I am writing to tell you that I no longer believe in God or consider myself a Christian . ’
26 ‘ 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 . ’
27 ‘ Mildred , ’ said Miss Hardbroom heavily , ‘ does it seem likely to you that I would be standing here in the middle of a raging inferno , casually rounding up all you girls ? ’
28 The Pope says : ‘ I want to inform you that I have decided to establish the ‘ World Day of the Sick ’ , which is to be celebrated each year on 11th February , the liturgical memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes .
29 I know as well as you that I commissioned it .
30 ‘ Either I agree with you that I 'm thick — which I 'm not , incidentally .
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