Example sentences of "they tell [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They tell him he is lying , keeping something back . ’ |
| 2 | They tell them what to do . |
| 3 | ‘ They tell what they see . |
| 4 | Children are not unfamiliar with situations in which they tell , or are told , what someone else said or thought ; or in which they tell what they themselves said or thought at some point in the past or think at the time of speaking . |
| 5 | But the children are quite sincere when they tell me we are the closest family they know . |
| 6 | These are the sort of people whose wines deserve to do well ( and do ) entirely on their merits , and I would like to be allowed to put my faith in wine merchants such as the Kendricks or Simon Loftus of Adnams when they tell me which of their wines are eco-friendly . |
| 7 | They tell me they are called Brad and John , |
| 8 | They tell me they told but I do n't feel any effects from it at all . |
| 9 | They tell me they will send an estimate . |
| 10 | It 's one of the delightful , I 've been recruiting for a long time and it 's it 's one of those erm delightful things to be able to say to people on the phone when they tell me they 're fifty or fifty four to say that 's not a problem . |
| 11 | They tell me their communities are sickened by this latest outrage . |
| 12 | They tell me something very strange . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ They tell me he 's a little more relaxed on this one than his earlier ones , ’ says Kyle MacLachlan , Agent Cooper in David Lynch 's TV-phenomenon Twin Peaks and now a dead ringer for keyboard player Ray Manzarek . |
| 14 | They tell me he near strangled himself with the bowstring when the stave snapped on him this afternoon . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ They tell me he was squealing like a pig , ’ the man said , ‘ when they put the stitches in . ’ |
| 16 | They tell me he 'll win the Derby . |
| 17 | They tell me he 's got toothache and tummy ache from eating too many sweets . |
| 18 | Fair and fragile though he be — they tell me his father looked so in his youth — yet he has great strength of will . |
| 19 | They tell me you 'd never know it was there … . ’ |
| 20 | They tell me you 're smart and on the level . |
| 21 | They tell me you have been to her , |
| 22 | ‘ Yes , I have sought you , ’ he said , nodding , half to himself , ‘ for they tell me you are quite the best there is . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ They tell me you only get that very strong black espresso coffee — not even cappuccino — and the cups are only half full , ’ Mervyn persisted , so that Ianthe had to protest that she was n't going to Rome only to eat and drink . |
| 24 | She was silent for a moment , then , ‘ They tell me you 're living at Arrancay now , ’ she ventured . |
| 25 | ‘ But they tell me you do n't hunt with them . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Because they tell me you 're a great pilot who can fly anything . ’ |
| 27 | They tell me there 's still a chance of a decent lunch at the hotel on the prom . ’ |
| 28 | The situation , you see , they tell me there 's a legal aspect to it as well . " |
| 29 | If it 's s something like that and they tell me the amount of furniture and if two thirds of the van will be filled with big stuff , and then they tell me there 'll be half a dozen boxes , I assume there 'll be at least four times that number of boxes , and if it 's still going to go on , we 'll do it . |
| 30 | ‘ North seems a long way away , and they tell me it 's cold there . ’ |