Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , to put them off , I told them I was quite clear about the type who attracted me and that there was no point in introducing me to anyone who did n't match up . |
| 2 | I told them I know them well , their son is not the type who just gets in fights . |
| 3 | ‘ I told them I was n't interested , so it went up to half a million . |
| 4 | ‘ I told them I was prepared to answer emergencies for no pay and I 'm staying on until the end of my shift . |
| 5 | Rather to the surprise of my new employers , since I had been so eager to work for them , I told them I should not be able to start for a fortnight ( I needed to recover , being exhausted by my burden of guilt ) . |
| 6 | I looked at her with affection and Tremayne patted my shoulder and told them I would be staying on as arranged to write his book . |
| 7 | ‘ I told them I was leaving after the first gig and it was this bloke from Dik Dik Dimorphic who was going on at me saying that I should n't leave . |
| 8 | I told them I was late , picked up the shafts and left them to it . |
| 9 | I told them I was n't old enough but Mrs Tiller said I was tall enough and she would work it . |
| 10 | I told them I was going to be the British number one . |
| 11 | Mum and Dad were on the beach — I told them I was having a siesta . ’ |
| 12 | I told them I 'd squared it with you . |
| 13 | I 've had a couple of nice chats with the people at GMTV , but I told them I was n't in a hurry to decide what I would do next and frankly I do n't envy the people who are going straight on to another show . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They were n't stopping , so I just took the mood down and told them I never knew any of them back in the days of groups like Dynamic 3 . |
| 15 | I looked at loads and told them I did n't like any and I wanted to wear just black . |
| 16 | ‘ During my visit I told them I would be extremely surprised if they were not granted asylum and offered my help if they have any problems . ’ |
| 17 | Says the star : ‘ They did n't bat an eyelid when I told them I wanted it delivered 5,000 miles away in London . |
| 18 | They were about to arrest the whole band until I told them I was to blame . ’ |
| 19 | I told them I 've got nothin' against jeans , I 'm just used to wearin' casual and suits . |
| 20 | When Elfed returned with Richard , I told them I would do as they all wished , and the room seemed to be filled with the happiness of relief . |
| 21 | The day I came here I 'd gone down to Age Concern — I used to go there for meetings and bingo — and I told them I was n't stopping because I 'd no money . |
| 22 | I told them I thought I was hooked . |
| 23 | Then I phoned up the police — I phoned them up two or three times — and told them I 'd done it , but they would n't believe me . |
| 24 | I knew my family would not like my going , so I told them I was going walking in Austria . |
| 25 | I even told them I had been recommended for a commission . |
| 26 | I rang the School of Tropical Medicine in London and told them I 'd picked up a botfly , and they said ‘ very exciting ’ and quoted me some home cures : ‘ Keep a raw steak over the hole for a couple of hours and the larva will burrow to the surface to breathe and then you can take the steak away … ‘ |
| 27 | She said : " I told them I would n't be back till seven o'clock tonight . " |
| 28 | When they phoned me back I told them I was ill , made profuse apologies and asked if one of the other celebrities could open the helpline . |
| 29 | I told them I 'd get this disk to them . |
| 30 | ‘ After I went to immigration ’ , recalls Rita , ‘ and I told them I was separated because my husband abused me , I thought they would look down on me and have more sympathy , and see what they can do . |