Example sentences of "i tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell her old aquatic stories . |
| 2 | I tell them to go and fuck themselves . |
| 3 | ‘ I tell them that acting is the burning of life — and the inner conflict lasts for a month … ’ |
| 4 | I tell them I want only to talk , but , they — being dedicated professionals — think I am joking . |
| 5 | I tell them I am making a good living , that I can support a child , that I want a baby more than anything , but they refuse . ’ |
| 6 | I tell them to fuck off . |
| 7 | I tell them that I have the heart of a small boy and I keep it in a jar on my desk ’ |
| 8 | And I tell them this : |
| 9 | I tell them all about the bar-tailed lark and the Berbers but they 're looking at me in a very strange way and I mean now the whole story sounds pretty crazy to me as I 'm telling it . |
| 10 | If Modernists criticise me for copying the old , I tell them it takes a lifetime to do it well . |
| 11 | I tell them to take their time ; it is hoped that the dog will be with them for the next ten years or more — what are a few minutes ? |
| 12 | Feel away , I tell them , just stay off my erogenous zones — wherever they may be . ’ |
| 13 | Sure , I tell them that when they 're out on the field I want them to forget that they 're Momma 's little girls and project ! |
| 14 | ‘ Two days after I tell them about Damien Gould , he 's dead . |
| 15 | I tell them I 'm the Conductor , tell them where my office is , tell them if they 've any problems to bring them to me . ’ |
| 16 | People come here looking for a Rottweiler as a guard dog — I tell them to go and buy a burglar alarm . |
| 17 | ‘ If they are doing it to please someone else or save a marriage I tell them I wo n't do it , ’ he says . |
| 18 | I tell them of a babysitting job I had when I was 12 . |
| 19 | ‘ They just do n't seem to understand , even though I tell them it 's a lot of fun . ’ |
| 20 | Mary , who works for a publishing firm , said last night : ‘ People are speechless when I tell them where they 're calling . |
| 21 | Before I tell them that I need to talk to the girl . |
| 22 | I do n't stand any nonsense , mind you , they do what I tell them and they speak when they 're spoken to , but they know where they are with me . |
| 23 | So now I go out and shoot Lou full of holes and when the law wants to know what makes me so excitable I tell them Mr. Bonanza said Lou shot Mahoney . |
| 24 | I 've told them that I 'm hoping to replace their old hard-hat helmets with this new scuba equipment , but they think I 'm joking when I tell them they wo n't have any hoses to the surface . " |
| 25 | If I tell them , they 'll take the meanings away . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll show you , ’ I tell them . |
| 27 | I tell them it is ; I tell them there 's a man 's body at the bottom of the air shaft and they believe me . |
| 28 | I tell them it is ; I tell them there 's a man 's body at the bottom of the air shaft and they believe me . |
| 29 | Get the spell right , I tell them . |
| 30 | Keep the Looms well oiled and follow the Chronicles , I tell them , but they do n't listen to a word I say . |