Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] that [pers pn] [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I answered him with lies , happy that he was so interested after I 'd been certain that he 'd never say a word to me : I told him that I grew it myself , my family grew it , and it was everywhere like green grass and empty milk bottles in London ; it was really amazing hashish. wherever I threw its seeds it sprang up like flames leaping into the air . |
| 2 | My mum got home from work about 10.30 p.m. and asked if I was all right , but I told her that I thought it was a false alarm . |
| 3 | ( One of the teachers whom I interviewed , and who did not comment on this question , has since told me that she used it with a class . |
| 4 | Even if I 'd told you that I heard it on the local news , I doubt you 'd have taken my word for it . |
| 5 | Acknowledge that today is Wednesday , but tell them that you bought it on Tuesday and it is bad and you want a replacement . |
| 6 | What I liked about this letter was the phrase ‘ if you tell me that I have it ’ . |
| 7 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 8 | You do n't miss it until somebody tells you that you need it , then you regard it as indispensable . |
| 9 | I would n't tell her that I got it from my friend , half of it , anyway . |
| 10 | ‘ I was just telling you that I reckon it was a good idea — to wait a day before going back to New York , ’ Carole repeated , smiling to herself at the other girl 's slightly abstracted expression . |
| 11 | I I th I 'm quite sure that you can go through that because you 're recognizing the patterns much more now , you 're accepting more things as , Oh yeah , you do n't need to tell me that I know it . |
| 12 | He phoned to tell me that he had it shortly after you and Nicky had left . |
| 13 | ‘ I called to tell you that we find it necessary to remain on your grounds for a day or two . |