Example sentences of "[pron] [be] tell [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am telling you the truth , Headmistress , ’ she said . |
| 2 | You may think I am exaggerating but I am telling you the truth as clearly as I remember it and I remember it very clearly . |
| 3 | I 'm telling you the truth ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm telling you the truth . |
| 5 | " I 'm telling you the truth . " |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm telling you the truth , ’ she said gently . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm telling you the truth , ’ she persisted . |
| 8 | Ah , I 'm telling you the truth . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm telling you the truth , ’ he said . |
| 10 | ‘ Do you have any reason whatsoever to doubt that I 'm telling you the truth — other than the fact that I 'm a singer ? |
| 11 | Well , it 's funny , I was telling Stephen , my boyfriend , about that , and I was telling him the question and he said |
| 12 | I was telling you the truth . |
| 13 | ‘ Sarah … you are telling me the truth , are n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You are telling me the truth , Rob ? |
| 15 | And without deviating from truth or accuracy , you are telling it the way — and it is possible to do it , without deviating from truth and accuracy — because most of the trappings of the crap are ones that we impose upon ourselves . |
| 16 | I ca n't believe you 're telling me the truth because that would mean if everybody worked overtime on that basis , we 'd all still making a profit . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't suppose it matters whether you 're telling me the truth or not , but I think you probably are . |
| 18 | You have nothing — nothing ! — to fear if you 're telling me the truth . |
| 19 | He said , ‘ Are you sure you 're telling me the truth ? ’ |
| 20 | and she were telling me the guy that runs it wo n't let them talk to the customers , said that was pig ignorant surely |
| 21 | But how would he react if she were to tell him the truth ? she wondered distantly . |
| 22 | I have a servant who helps me but always I wonder if she is telling me the truth or merely being kind . ’ |
| 23 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 24 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 25 | I do n't know what mine are to tell you the truth . |
| 26 | The accomplishment is to make sure that it is telling you the truth . ’ |
| 27 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |