Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] i tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We heard the news over the radio at lunch break and I tell you , Clem , my lads are really up in arms . |
| 2 | My wife had determined that I must swop my old bike for a car after I told her of an encounter with an old pupil of mine as I was toiling up the hill by the power station in Haughton Road , Darlington . |
| 3 | See how I turn up the corners of my mouth as I tell you again , twenty-five dollars . ’ |
| 4 | I think it was Angie and Tony , going back to that incredible support that I told you about when I first met them , that they were also dreamers and had such faith and believed in David 's future and his destiny . |
| 5 | The nomes exchanged meaningful glances , and the kind of meaning they were full of was : She 's fooling herself , but it 'd take a braver nome than me to tell her . |
| 6 | Matt said afterwards he 'd half expected the whole thing would turn out to be a wild goose chase and I told him I thought the same . |
| 7 | You 'd think I was round the twist if I told you . |
| 8 | ‘ D ’ , my husband , did n't accept me loving another girl when I told him I was a lesbian , but after a while he accepted me as Carla — 100 per cent . |
| 9 | I saw her with black hair and I told her it was great , but she prefers to be blonde . |
| 10 | " Lift that bloody foot like I told you ! " |
| 11 | And it is with every confidence that I tell you I am sure that this young couple will have a very happy marriage , and I would ask you to join me in wishing them both a long , happy , and prosperous future together . |
| 12 | This seemed to me a poor reason for making the announcement and I told him that I strongly disapproved of his breach of trust . |
| 13 | Ollie I looked at your eye and I told you he has beaten you up . |
| 14 | We have a friendly hug and I tell her I was laying three places anyway . |
| 15 | But when I see Mama and I tell her , she wo n't mind . ’ |
| 16 | They were about to arrest the whole band until I told them I was to blame . ’ |
| 17 | The trainer explained : ‘ Three of them , Jeff Newton , Mick Dews and Barry Dixon , had a horse with me called The White Lion , who won a seller and I told them to let it go . |
| 18 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 19 | " His parents are a Count and Countess , in business as I told you , of course all that does n't mean anything now , but they 're in very good standing . |
| 20 | Says the star : ‘ They did n't bat an eyelid when I told them I wanted it delivered 5,000 miles away in London . |
| 21 | ‘ I expect he 'll just weep for joy when I tell him , ’ she said . |
| 22 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 23 | She asked me about Mr Forster on the cruise and I told her about the salt . |
| 24 | I told him about paint work under the bonnet , Mark had they 'd mentioned some paint work had got ta be dealt with and that passenger door with the draught and I told them that . |
| 25 | She got a , I think she got a bit of a shock you know she actually probably thought she was better than she was and a lot of people had been giving her a lot of pats on the back and I tell you where half of that emanated from was down the corridor . |
| 26 | So , we toast the railway station and I tell him the only Czech joke I know . |
| 27 | I think my mum is still in a state of shock after I told her about my Irish selection . ’ |
| 28 | So you forgive me because I am your friend when I tell you it is perhaps — baby . |
| 29 | Must be a bug ; Luke 's got it , too , not to mention behaving like a bear with a sore head when I told him I wanted to take an early lunch . ’ |
| 30 | You see and that al old aunt that I told you about she always referred this road through as the new road . |