Example sentences of "when i tell you [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | When I tell you that the solo and instrumental contribution hardly lags behind in any of these respects , you will no doubt become aware of my almost boundless enthusiasm for this issue . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 5 | When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help . |
| 6 | You may be less complacent when I tell you that the friction of pulling just one wet and grit-encrusted rope through an abseil anchor can be enough to weaken thin tape to the point of sudden fracture when the next load is applied . |
| 7 | You must believe me when I tell you that they 're out there on the plain somewhere and coming towards us . |
| 8 | The Queens Hotel in Gibraltar may sound very posh , but when I tell you that the furniture and decor have n't changed since the ‘ fifties it may put it into its proper perspective . |
| 9 | So , when I tell you that Paul was a contented Christian , I hope that you do n't think that I mean he was sitting quietly , comfortably , happy with the world and his life . |
| 10 | And believe me when I tell you that I 'll do whatever I have to do to make you stay here . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , I know you wo n't believe me when I tell you that he doctored that fuel blend to make me look a fool , but one of the boys back in London knows ; he 's going to have my work independently checked before Jason gets home ! ’ |
| 12 | and er when I tell you that I went to the detective staff in nineteen twenty seven , then we started with our first mobile help . |