Example sentences of "i tell [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Like a fool , I told her that the only reason I 'd married her was because she 'd told me she was pregnant . |
| 2 | So I told her that the most ancient creeds did not mention the Devil . |
| 3 | I told her that an aunt of mine used to insist that Charles , the crippled brother in the book , was secretly in love with his cousin , Lady Eveleen . |
| 4 | I told them that the grand piano was two feet too short and DeFries said , ‘ Cancel the gig — no gig . ’ |
| 5 | I told them that the Sandinista soldiers were also Catholics ; were also fighting for their country ; were also longing for peace . |
| 6 | I told them that the rain comes in and everything ! |
| 7 | I told him that no Currer Bell lived in Haworth , and sent him away . |
| 8 | I told him that the police wanted to see him . |
| 9 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
| 10 | It was when we had settled down to talk in comfortable armchairs that I told him that the man for whom I had substituted at Marlborough , in the hope of replacing him altogether , now planned to return , so that once more I should be out of a job . |
| 11 | I walked back from the Meeting with Quintin who knew by then that he was Macmillan 's selection , and I told him that the idea had my support . |
| 12 | ‘ I told him that the Chester option would deliver a better service for the Army and a better deal for the taxpayer . |
| 13 | ‘ When I told him that the van was standard apart from a roll cage he found it even more difficult to accept . |
| 14 | I told him that the weather was horrendous on Tiree also , with cloud and heavy rain , and getting worse . |
| 15 | Would you be surprised if I told you that the seven major shareholders in GEC , Westinghouse , Con Edison , NBC , and CBS , are Mr El , Mr Elolhim , and Mr Adonai , YHWH Inc. , Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh , Shaddai Holdings , and Zebaot International ? ’ |
| 16 | I told you that the law does not forget you . |
| 17 | ‘ I told you that the letter gave me advice on how to deal with the family and that is all . ’ |
| 18 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
| 19 | I tell him that the idea of investigating the life of a beautiful French anthropologist , who , in common with seventy thousand other Jews from France , was gassed ( in a crowd , indistinguishable to the SS as the laibon 's cattle are to me ) , was my starting point . |
| 20 | When I tell you that the solo and instrumental contribution hardly lags behind in any of these respects , you will no doubt become aware of my almost boundless enthusiasm for this issue . |
| 21 | You may be less complacent when I tell you that the friction of pulling just one wet and grit-encrusted rope through an abseil anchor can be enough to weaken thin tape to the point of sudden fracture when the next load is applied . |
| 22 | The Queens Hotel in Gibraltar may sound very posh , but when I tell you that the furniture and decor have n't changed since the ‘ fifties it may put it into its proper perspective . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm old enough to be forgiven if I tell you that the news did n't sadden me . |
| 24 | The 4 oz in 80 oz is still the standard way most embalmers treat cases , but what if I tell you that the wheel has been re-invented ! — that there are a lot ( and I stress a lot ) of good embalmers out there who use 10,16 , 25 and even 40 , yes , 40 oz and 60 oz per 80 oz . |
| 25 | Well shall I tell you that a certain member of the er medical staff , you know they 've got bollards where the staff can put their cars in a certain place , and one member of the staff came out and said , please remove your car it 's in the staff parking part , the person said , yes I even had to move the bollard . |
| 26 | That reminds me , did I tell you that the trustees have turned down a request from Annabel ? ’ |
| 27 | May I tell you and the House , Mr. Speaker — |
| 28 | A look at the sea below me told me that the tide was still low , though presumably it had begun to turn . |
| 29 | He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation . |