Example sentences of "and [pers pn] tell me " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you tell me , how fabulous is that . ’ |
| 2 | I said ‘ Come on ’ , I said , ‘ Let's go in the sitting room and sit down , and you tell me all about it ’ . |
| 3 | And you tell me there is a barrier between God and me . |
| 4 | In a rallying tone of voice , usually reserved for meetings with his salesmen , he said : ‘ Here , I 'll make you some coffee and you tell me what happened . ’ |
| 5 | There 's a bloody maniac on the loose and you tell me that she 's grown up ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ She went to prison seven times to get the vote , and she went to Ethiopia and Nuristan and the back of beyond on a mule , and you tell me she was always whacked ? ’ |
| 7 | Erm I 'll turn that over erm right and I 'll say a number and you tell me what number you 'd have to add to it to make it up to ten . |
| 8 | ‘ You throw drink all over me , expect to sleep in my flat tonight and you tell me to shut up ! ’ |
| 9 | Then you come along , and you tell me not only who made it but what his name was , how many eggs he laid and the colour of his tentacles . |
| 10 | I give you the input and you tell me the answer . |
| 11 | ‘ The business I 've just bought is on the rocks , and you tell me that 's lucky ? ’ |
| 12 | I ask you if you like me and you tell me you ‘ fancy ’ me — is n't that the word you British use to describe a lustful attraction ? ’ |
| 13 | I ask and you tell me where you think the record is wrong . |
| 14 | Right , Mummy turn the pages over and you tell me what they all are . |
| 15 | In future you decide exactly what you want to eat and you tell me what you want in it . |
| 16 | In future you decide exactly what you want to eat and you tell me what you want in it . |
| 17 | ‘ North seems a long way away , and they tell me it 's cold there . ’ |
| 18 | I went er for a hearing test er last week and they tell me that my left ear 's a bit full up . |
| 19 | I 've enquired of the regular users of this service and they tell me that on the following days the advertised journeys did not take place : |
| 20 | I just phoned up Leeds for tickets for the Arse game on 24th August , and they tell me that ‘ Tickets will only be available for members ’ , and here 's me thinking that I do n't need to bother with a premier / membership card this year to get my tickets . |
| 21 | I 've got four children and three adults in a three bedroom house and they tell me I ca n't be moved |
| 22 | we 're still involved , and they tell me that life on a fire station is still very pleasant so I 'm sure it must be . |
| 23 | If it 's s something like that and they tell me the amount of furniture and if two thirds of the van will be filled with big stuff , and then they tell me there 'll be half a dozen boxes , I assume there 'll be at least four times that number of boxes , and if it 's still going to go on , we 'll do it . |