Example sentences of "i [vb mod] [vb infin] tell they " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I suppose I must have told them how things were between me and Richard because as I lay on my bed , in my old room , I heard Aunt Lilian telephoning . |
| 2 | The hospital had a flower shop inside its main entrance and I subbed Fenella a tenner to get a decent bunch of flowers ( I knew I should have told them about their pot plant ) while I tried to chat up the nurse on reception . |
| 3 | wood , inlay wood things , you did n't see it , to put the glasses on or cups of coffee , he said I 'll have to tell them not to put the glasses or cups on there |
| 4 | Well I 'll have to tell them because erm you know if |
| 5 | Erm , and say well , I do n't think I 'm convincing , so I 'll try telling them , maybe they wo n't recognise that I do n't have the authority to tell them , and they 'll still do it . |
| 6 | They were really good , if I 'd known I 'd have told them sooner . |
| 7 | ‘ In fact , I 'd like to tell them — ’ |
| 8 | In retrospect , what I found fascinating at the time ( and this feeling has only increased with time and further thought ) was that all the crew just did what I would have told them had I been able to make contact with them . |
| 9 | If someone had told me after Blackburn that Everton would be third from bottom a few , short weeks later , I would have told them they were living in cloud cuckoo land . |