Example sentences of "when [pron] tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let when I tell you Edna , I s , I do sing you see so I sat for . |
| 2 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 3 | Something of the casual innocence of the picture may be lost when I tell you that I had to hunt this particular combination of light for two days before obtaining the shot I wanted ! |
| 4 | ‘ Just lean your shoulders a little further forward , and when I tell you , hold your breath . ’ |
| 5 | When I tell you I 've got cold feet . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Caesar , down when I tell you , ’ the young man shouted . |
| 8 | I 'm going to hold that arm for you and when I tell you to stand up , you will do just that , slowly . |
| 9 | And you must believe me when I tell you I 'd rather have been with you than in any of those exotic places . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Madge , ’ she cried , running into the next cottage , ‘ Madge , you 'll die when I tell you … . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as the heir to the throne without the help and support of the woman I now loathe . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps it is saying something when I tell you he was aiming for the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop , ’ he said . |
| 13 | When I tell you that , every year , 100,000 people in England and Wales suffer a stroke for the first time and that some of these may be unborn babies or small children , then I am sure that you will want to help . |
| 14 | When I tell you about your Osphronemus gourami you may wish you had done so . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I have n't stayed in for about two months , about eight weeks , not one night , and he goes , ‘ I think you should stay in at least one ’ , and I goes , ‘ If you think I 'm staying in then you get lost , because I 'm not staying in this flaming house ’ , and he goes , ‘ You 're staying when I tell you to ’ , and I goes , ‘ I wo n't ’ , and I walked out and came back ten minutes later and said , ‘ I 'm going out , all right ? ’ and he goes , ‘ Okay ’ , and he give me some money to go out and come up here [ to the youth club ] . |
| 17 | You must believe me when I tell you that they 're out there on the plain somewhere and coming towards us . |
| 18 | So you forgive me because I am your friend when I tell you it is perhaps — baby . |
| 19 | ‘ When I tell you why I have asked you to come here , I think you may feel your journey has not been in vain , ’ he said , and his shoulders heaved , rising and falling with silent mirth . |
| 20 | When I tell you she weighed over a ton , you can see why we were a bit nervous . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Nineteen and eleven or twelve and er he was a figure in the b in the town , when I tell you , you wo n't remember the who were members of parliament for Orkney and Shetland . |
| 23 | ‘ You will do what I TELL you to do , WHEN I tell you to do it . |
| 24 | So , when I tell you that Paul was a contented Christian , I hope that you do n't think that I mean he was sitting quietly , comfortably , happy with the world and his life . |
| 25 | And believe me when I tell you that I 'll do whatever I have to do to make you stay here . ’ |
| 26 | And you , Rose , if you want to be useful you may keep everyone away , run any errands I may require , and take over from , or help McAllister , when I tell you to . |
| 27 | You must only give her an ounce every hour , and you will only start when I tell you , and stop immediately I order you to . |
| 28 | ‘ Let her take your hand , stroke hers ; it will comfort her a little , and when I tell you give her the chloroform — Good — that 's the way . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , I know you wo n't believe me when I tell you that he doctored that fuel blend to make me look a fool , but one of the boys back in London knows ; he 's going to have my work independently checked before Jason gets home ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ When I tell you you do n't have HIV , ’ Mark asks , ‘ do you believe me ? ’ |