Example sentences of "i [verb] telling [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried telling her she was wrong , which was silly really , because no-one ought to decide such things for anyone else … ’ |
| 2 | I consider telling her to speak properly , just for spite . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's time I began telling you about Constanza . |
| 4 | Not long after we met , I remember telling him that in my opinion his only fault was that he was too predictable , that , although no doubt perverse , I enjoyed being kept guessing a bit more often . |
| 5 | In fourteen years the Northern Region alone has lost over two hundred thousand manufacturing jobs and when a fella visiting us today says that we 're all workers , I remember telling me that , that we di might eat all out the same trough , but by the hell they have bigger spoons than we have . |
| 6 | I remember telling you |
| 7 | ‘ I remember telling you that I wanted nothing more to do with you ! ’ she snapped . |
| 8 | ‘ And I started telling them , ‘ I 'm not an Indian , I 'm Aymara . |
| 9 | For instance , I wanted to feed him on the baby food in jars and I keep telling her I do , but I end up feeding him the powdered food like my mum wants . |
| 10 | But I keep telling her you ca n't take it with you . |
| 11 | I keep telling them I was separated from Hugh , and they just do n't seem capable of taking it in . |
| 12 | I keep telling him that . |
| 13 | I keep telling him how earthy I think he is , but he has n't got it yet . |
| 14 | ‘ I keep telling him people ca n't see him on the radio . ’ |
| 15 | I keep telling him there is a television at the end of the ward and that he better wake up so he can watch the European match tomorrow night . |
| 16 | I keep telling him , I said lock it up and post the key through |
| 17 | ‘ I keep telling you , Anne , that 's not the sort of thing I 'm looking for . |
| 18 | ‘ I keep telling you but you wo n't listen . |
| 19 | That 's why I keep telling you to apply for teaching jobs . ’ |
| 20 | I keep telling you . |
| 21 | I keep telling you . |
| 22 | ‘ I keep telling you , it 's not the heating , ’ said Angalo , straining his eyes for any sign of a descending Ship . |
| 23 | ‘ I keep telling you , ’ Stella said , ‘ it 's not a pantomime . ’ |
| 24 | Come on , baby , like I keep telling you , it 's our honeymoon . |
| 25 | I keep telling you I 'm not gay . " |
| 26 | And I keep telling you , I do n't want the wretched money , ’ she said vehemently . |
| 27 | ‘ You 're far too sensitive — as I keep telling you . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Life 's full of coincidences , I keep telling you that . ’ |
| 29 | You have a look in the cupboard , I keep telling you to look in the |
| 30 | Now Ann I keep telling you . |