Example sentences of "tell [pron] [pers pn] [be] [v-ing] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When he told me he was panning for gold , I simply did n't believe it . |
| 2 | She used to be one of that Rajneesh lot , she always lives in communes , and Linda told me she was looking for somewhere . |
| 3 | I told everyone I was going for a merit , but it made me feel really good when I got it ! |
| 4 | I told him he was looking for the mother he 'd never had , but of course he would n't listen . |
| 5 | Hagans told him he was waiting for his girlfriend . |
| 6 | I told him I was waiting for my boyfriend , and he got back in his car but still sat there , looking at me . |
| 7 | ‘ She 'll have told you we were coming for the boat . |
| 8 | ‘ Perhaps it is saying something when I tell you he was aiming for the optician 's and ended up in the carpet shop , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Do I tell him I 'm waiting for my friend Vinnie ? |
| 10 | When Mr Palmer arrived I did n't tell him I was caddying for Gary , and I do n't know whether he 'd forgotten or what , but when Gary says to me , ‘ OK , Tip , let's go , ’ Arnold looks at me and says , ‘ What are you doing , Tip ? ’ |
| 11 | I knew then that what I was telling him he was hearing for the first time . |
| 12 | And people strove to emulate their creation , while telling themselves they were striving for purity as possessed by the entity , or entities , that had created them . |
| 13 | Colin says , ‘ I had to keep telling myself I was falling for my mother-in-law ! ’ |
| 14 | Heydrich did not need to file a flight plan — had no intention of so doing-but he strolled to the control tower to tell them he was going for a spin . |