Example sentences of "telling [pron] what [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they 're telling you what their needs are , how concerned they are about it and what they wan na do about it because they 're more inclined to take your advice when they see you second time round , because telling is n't selling . |
| 2 | She instantly knew this was no time to be telling him what her trip to Bloomingdales had cost her in peace of mind . |
| 3 | I scribbled a note telling him what our doctor had said and begging him , if he saw fit , for the drug that promised the chance of an easier time for us both . |
| 4 | Or so John-William Dallam 's lawyers had made clear to him when he had signed the marriage-contract a week ago , telling him what his allowance was to be , what it was meant to cover , by how much he could overdraw , to whom he would be answerable if his affairs fell into disarray , making it all sound more like an application for employment than a romance . |
| 5 | So , that made the day a bit more interesting , but he 's been stuck with er , all these upper class councillors that telling him what his job is , and |