Example sentences of "insisted that i [vb base] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one occasion I was round at a neighbour 's house and despite my warnings that it could get rather messy , they insisted that I show them how Dawn fed . |
| 2 | The old Frenchman was delighted with the tobacco and soap and he insisted that I join him in a drink . |
| 3 | I recall vividly one member of the aristocracy who was in such a state about being interviewed on TV that he insisted that I help him go through a half bottle of whisky first . |
| 4 | He drew me into the family circle , laughing , telling his mother of my struggles , of the broken door , but when I started to take my veil off he would n't have it and insisted that I keep it on . |
| 5 | Nothing could have been contrived to accord less well with his lovat green country suit and hat but , he explained , ‘ She simply insisted that I wear it . |
| 6 | They also insisted that I sue their front door — and not my own — so that people had to go through their gallery . |
| 7 | It would have been so easy and commonplace to move into some bushes ; but my partner insisted that I light my second candle . |