Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] be [verb] tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't you understand what I 've been trying to tell you ? |
| 2 | ‘ That 's what I 've been trying to tell you , ’ Myra said . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's exactly what I 've been trying to tell you . ’ |
| 4 | " I 've been asked to tell you that we all have to fill in a census return . " |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been wanting to tell you for ages , but I could n't while you were so worried . |
| 6 | " I 've been wanting to tell you , Nenna , that I very much doubt whether you 're strong enough to undertake all the work you do on Grace . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry , I 've been meaning to tell you . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I 've been meaning to tell you for ages . |
| 9 | Alarmed by her vehemence , Nicky replied , ‘ I 've been meaning to tell you for ages . |
| 10 | Julia smiled at them and Carrie said suddenly , ‘ I did n't want to upset you , Julie , but I 've been dying to tell you . |
| 11 | I have been asked to tell you how Professor Cizek gets the results he does from his children . |
| 12 | I have been asked to tell you how Cizek 's children get such good results in composition , movement , colour , etc. without method in teaching . |