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He
accused me of stealing his idea.
I
admitted stealing his idea.
I must
admit (to you) (that) it seems improbable.
He
advises me to go ahead with the plan.
It was
his best friend who advised (him) that he leave his job.
She
agrees (with me) that we have made a mistake.
I agreed
to let them stay with us.
I apologise for troubling
you.
She
asked him to marry her.
I must ask you to be
quiet.
We asked that they
(should) be punctual. [formal]
You can't blame him for
feeling upset.
Their boss congratulated them
on solving the problem.
What made you decide to
get married?
She decided (that) she
would have to leave the country.
He
denied that he was to blame.
They
deny doing anything wrong.
Her husband encouraged her to
look for a job.
I
explained that the problem was
serious.
She insisted (to her) that
she had to leave.
I insist (that) you
go to the police.
He insists on paying
for the meal.
I
invited them to join the
team.
We
offered to take them to the airport.
They
ordered that no one (should) be left alive.
He
ordered me to go back to my
desk.
I
promise to take the children to the cinema.
He
promised (her) that he would return one day.
He recommends
(us) that the product should be
withdrawn.
I do
not recommend you to follow in my
footsteps.
The
doctor recommended taking more exercise.
They
refused to consider the proposal.
He
reminded her (that) she had a husband.
I said (that) I would be going to
Remind me
to take that book back to the
library.
Might I
suggest (that) you consider my offer again?
All the evidence suggests they should be arrested.
He tells
me that he is very angry.
I told them
to get out of my house.
He
threatened to resign.
I warned
him not to waste his time with her.
She
warned (him) (that) it might rain.
Examples © Chris Fry,
From an idea by Richard Acklam in First Certificate Gold (Longman)