Example sentences of "[to-vb] that i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You refuse to accept that I knew nothing about the drugs . |
| 2 | I 'm unashamed to report that I enjoyed it a lot , and I 'm sure I would have loved it as a child . |
| 3 | I seem to remember that I unburdened myself to you , a while back . ’ |
| 4 | My mother insisted on accompanying me to the tailor to ensure that I got something sensible . |
| 5 | Not content with claiming that I ended up in jail , many people have been led to believe that I murdered my wife , who , I can state categorically , is still living in Selly Oak , Birmingham . |
| 6 | I have to confess that I walloped her with a newspaper but I did n't touch her . ’ |
| 7 | And I have to confess that I found you as delightful then as I had in Wexford , and was intending to find out where you were going , and pursue the acquaintanceship . |
| 8 | Well , everyone seemed to think that I knew what I was doing with a computer , so the shifts , the picket shifts were left up to me , any facts and figures needed , databases , addresses were left up to me . |
| 9 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 10 | Even so … there is reason to say that I saw him , even though I then neither made , nor could have made any judgement at all , either right or wrong , about who or what it was that I saw . |
| 11 | He said , still with his back to her : ‘ It 's ridiculous to say that I forced you . |
| 12 | I received it , along with her idea for making a Christmas fairy , just in time for the festive season and I 'm pleased to say that I made my fairy thanks to Mrs Sall and the post office . |
| 13 | Er I just ringing through to say that I heard your er broadcast last week in respect of Carnfield Hall and I went on Saturday afternoon a gentleman named Hugh rang you up . |
| 14 | I hoped that by knocking-off time I 'd be able to say that I knew someone who had finished it . |
| 15 | I should like to say that I recognized his genius . |
| 16 | Like the style of coverage or not , we undoubtedly saw far more cricket than we ever would have done had BBC had the contract , and for that I for one am profoundly grateful and not ashamed to admit that I purchased my Sky system purely because it was producing coverage of cricket that otherwise would not be available on TV . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm not afraid to admit that I wanted you last night , more than I 've wanted any woman for a long time . ’ |
| 18 | And I have to admit that I found you delightful . |
| 19 | How very difficult it was to accept that I did need it and to show that I needed it . |
| 20 | Safety pundits will be pleased to note that I received my just desserts that evening , on unpacking my rucksack and discovering that the action had mashed a forgotten egg sandwich into my hat . |