Example sentences of "i tell [pers pn] [that] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell him that the idea of investigating the life of a beautiful French anthropologist , who , in common with seventy thousand other Jews from France , was gassed ( in a crowd , indistinguishable to the SS as the laibon 's cattle are to me ) , was my starting point . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm old enough to be forgiven if I tell you that the news did n't sadden me . |
| 6 | The 4 oz in 80 oz is still the standard way most embalmers treat cases , but what if I tell you that the wheel has been re-invented ! — that there are a lot ( and I stress a lot ) of good embalmers out there who use 10,16 , 25 and even 40 , yes , 40 oz and 60 oz per 80 oz . |