Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [verb] i the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sarah … you are telling me the truth , are n't you ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You are telling me the truth , Rob ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't suppose it matters whether you 're telling me the truth or not , but I think you probably are . |
| 5 | You have nothing — nothing ! — to fear if you 're telling me the truth . |
| 6 | He said , ‘ Are you sure you 're telling me the truth ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 're giving me the sack — Sir ? ’ she said with contempt . |
| 8 | It 's nice to know that you 're giving me the benefit of the doubt . ’ |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | I have a servant who helps me but always I wonder if she is telling me the truth or merely being kind . ’ |
| 11 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 12 | She was tellin' me the ovver day she wants Fred ter try an' get that empty 'ouse next door ter make the place bigger . |
| 13 | I never did think they were primitive and they always told the truth ( except when they were teaching me the language ) and were a damn sight more trustworthy than some of the white men we had on the job . |
| 14 | But you get used to it and I think it 's a grand place , it 's done me the world of good anyway , they do n't half help you . |
| 15 | Chance , fate or whatever you want to call it was offering me the opportunity to finally get you out of my system . |
| 16 | He was showing me the ships that were lost in the battle . |
| 17 | He was offering me the trip of a lifetime , and all I had to do was take care of the meals . |