Example sentences of "[vb past] to tell [pron] that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he got up to go I tried to tell him that I understood , that I would n't say anything if he would take me home , but he backed away out . |
| 2 | I tried to tell him that I did n't blame him for deflowering me but he was n't listening . |
| 3 | Regardless of the circumstances , or how I felt , or how much I needed to tell you that I loved you ? ’ |
| 4 | I went to tell her that I loved her . |
| 5 | I wanted to tell her that I had told Syl I would n't marry him , but I did n't , for I felt that once I had told Lili she would somehow prevent me from recanting and that , freed from Syl , I should be bound even tighter to my mother . |
| 6 | 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 . |