Example sentences of "telling she [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I trust you wo n't be any more churlish , telling her not to smoke in the wood shop ! |
| 2 | Instead practise what you preach : after all there 's no logic in you telling her not to hit people if that 's exactly what you 're doing . |
| 3 | Telling her not to speak to strange men would be like asking if the Pope was free on Sunday . |
| 4 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
| 5 | Now Daniel was difficult , telling her not to come to the hospital , where he was to be Father Christmas in the children 's ward . |
| 6 | R. J. left her with a few of his abstruse sayings , which she believed meant he was telling her not to worry too much ; it was difficult to tell . |
| 7 | Luckily Tim Dunton had been very understanding , telling her not to worry and to take as long as she needed to sort matters out . |
| 8 | Marjorie laughed , and though she was very kind , washing the lettuce and leaving it ready in the colander and telling her how to cook the asparagus and make a butter sauce , Emmie felt humiliated . |