Example sentences of "what [pron] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ These youngsters were doing what everyone told them to do and that was not to drink and drive . |
| 2 | That 's what I tell everybody , when they say to me , oh no , you know , we never go out for a meal ! |
| 3 | I think she 'll abide by what I tell her . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't stand any nonsense , mind you , they do what I tell them and they speak when they 're spoken to , but they know where they are with me . |
| 5 | on on discussions on the basis of what I tell them on the phone . |
| 6 | Children should see that from the way I act , not from what I tell them to think ’ . |
| 7 | That 's what I tell them to do , because there is n't much more I can do . |
| 8 | That 's what I tell 'im : three or four pints every weekday , and Gawd knows 'ow many on Saturday night . |
| 9 | What I tell him is the background to my commission to write the script . |
| 10 | That 's what I tell him . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , that is what I tell myself … but it would not be the same as his own flesh and blood . ’ |
| 12 | That 's what I tell my old woman . |
| 13 | I 've not had one tool that 's done what I tell it to do every time . |
| 14 | He had obviously been arguing with it — when Masklin walked up he glared at him and said , ‘ It wo n't do what I tell it ! ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Marjorie , please , will you accept what I tell you ? |
| 16 | I think you should take more : exercise/time over your meals/care of your old woman/notice of what I tell you . |
| 17 | You never listen to what I tell you . |
| 18 | Well , clever clogs , your little brothers are starving , so go and do what I tell you . ’ |
| 19 | " You 'll do what I tell you . " |
| 20 | You 're a part of that — part of the solution to a problem I badly need to solve , and I need you , and you 're going to stay here until we 're finished , and you 're going to do what I tell you to do . |
| 21 | I hardly remember him and what I tell you about him was mostly told to me by my mother . |
| 22 | ‘ Suppose that what I tell you should mean more to your life than the mere listening ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ If you take my advice , ’ said Brian , ‘ and do what I tell you , you 'll get top marks . ’ |
| 24 | He said in a quiet voice : ‘ You 'll give me your word that what I tell you will not get back to the Josephs ? |
| 25 | ‘ You will do what I TELL you to do , WHEN I tell you to do it . |
| 26 | And perhaps what I tell you will , even now , change your mind . |
| 27 | ‘ If you do what I tell you , Katharine , then there 's nothing to worry about , is there ? |
| 28 | And there you will meet him and say what I tell you . ’ |
| 29 | He turned now and led her towards the door , but there he stopped and in a quiet voice said , ‘ Now , do what I tell you . |
| 30 | You do want me to be precise about what I tell you ? ’ |