Example sentences of "i tell [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell him the amount Letterman has promised . |
| 2 | But if I tell her the truth and insist upon it , I shall be disobeying my husband and causing his mother unnecessary worry , she reflected , and was forced to accept that having made a cross for her back , she would have to bear it . |
| 3 | To start , I tell you the work of a house slave . |
| 4 | ‘ Huh , ’ she said , and then smiled faintly as she said , ‘ odd , you know : you tell me that Annie 's a good woman , and I suppose she is , but I ca n't stand the sight of her ; then I tell you the constable 's a good man , and you know he is , and you ca n't stand the sight of him . |
| 5 | Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 6 | When I tell you the reason I 'm going you 'll wish you 'd let me go . |
| 7 | Well I tell you the reason why I do n't |
| 8 | I tell you the truth , my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name . |
| 9 | On the probable site of Wallace 's birthplace at Elderslie a modern memorial bears inscriptions in Gaelic ( Bas agus Buaiad — Death and Victory ) , English , and Latin , a translation of which reads I tell you the truth . |
| 10 | I tell you the truth : it is to your advantage that I go away ; for if I do not go away , the Paraclete will not come to you ; but if I go , I will send him to you . |
| 11 | Hearing that Jesus became amazed and said to those following him , I tell you the truth but no one in Israel have I faced to a greater face so that 's quite some statement that Jesus has made |
| 12 | I tell you the end of the recession is right behind us |