Example sentences of "my [noun sg] tells me " in BNC.
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| 1 | My head tells me it 's good ; my heart tells me I 'd happily never hear it again . |
| 2 | My heart tells me of a perfect flower in the centre of the garden and I move along the pathways , stopping to drink in some new and dazzling sight or scent that arrests me . |
| 3 | I must do what my heart tells me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ My heart tells me we need look no further than him . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ My experience tells me that few teams have come from outside the top five after Christmas and won the League . |
| 6 | My experience tells me that we do not all have all the necessary skills to do all these jobs well — it is often a hit and miss affair , with much poor practice . |
| 7 | Erm we done a little but we had n't done that much yet , but my sister tells me as we go , as the year go on and do a bit more about it . |
| 8 | My famous bump of Flinders savvy , my sangay tells me … ’ |
| 9 | And that should inform your thinking when somebody rings you up and says , ‘ My editor tells me that this happened . |
| 10 | ‘ My husband tells me everything , Harry . |
| 11 | But my Bible tells me he gave me the power to receive him and to become . |
| 12 | My head tells me it 's good ; my heart tells me I 'd happily never hear it again . |
| 13 | ‘ My head tells me that the results are the truth . |
| 14 | My conscience tells me that I owe it to God to be grateful to my father , who has spent his time unwearyingly upon my education , so that I may lighten his burden , look after myself and later on be able to support my sister … |
| 15 | I come home to find my half-brother has commandeered my house for his party , and now my assistant tells me to take a bath . ’ |
| 16 | They felt very alone — my father tells me that . |
| 17 | ‘ My father tells me in his latest letter that Hester and the baby are doing well , ’ she informed Ruth . |
| 18 | My paper tells me that a dispute over pay between the leading British manufacturer of seaside rock and his chief sugar boiler has left the latter jobless and the former with umpteen sticks of rocks bearing the legend Mean Bastard all the way through . |
| 19 | She 's fast , caustic and intelligent , but she also has a vulnerability , easy to spot , even under the ‘ Wicked Witch of Wapping ’ image , and off-stage it is her my instinct tells me to protect and defend . |
| 20 | I do what my instinct tells me to do . |
| 21 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |
| 22 | My instinct tells me to leave . |
| 23 | My daughter tells me |
| 24 | My own health is suffering and my daughter tells me to stop but I can see it causing a family row . |
| 25 | ‘ My secretary tells me you refused her your name . |
| 26 | My doctor tells me that leg of his must still be hurting like the devil . |
| 27 | My maid tells me you have a son , too , madam . |
| 28 | My dad tells me he met a friend of his aged 59 , unemployed , who 'd sold his house , car , video and now his wife is in hospital after taking an overdose . |
| 29 | My source tells me : ‘ The firemen were very helpful and attempted to remove the offending smoke sensor but could not isolate it from the system so the demonstration continued with shorter cooking times and lower temperatures to reduce the flames . |
| 30 | ‘ My son tells me one article appeared and he counted thirty-seven inaccuracies in it . |