Example sentences of "telling she [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is what I am telling 'er always , ’ Madame sighed . |
| 2 | Now she was further reduced , twisted to screaming point , by Jack 's having gone away with Alison without telling her where he was going and when he would be back . |
| 3 | She found him at his desk , downing vodka , talking on the telephone to Susan , telling her soothingly , ‘ No , I 'm not drinking any more . ’ |
| 4 | Tremayne made more than his usual fuss over Fiona , sensing some sort of turmoil , telling her comfortably that Mackie had just come back from Ascot races where he 'd sent a runner for the apprentice race which had proved a total waste of time . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But even Ricky telling her not to be bloody silly could n't douse her sudden euphoria at the sight of the BA stickers being stamped on their luggage . |
| 7 | Now Daniel was difficult , telling her not to come to the hospital , where he was to be Father Christmas in the children 's ward . |
| 8 | He spoke , telling her not to be worried , telling her to go to Tunney , telling her to make a difference . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Telling her not to speak to strange men would be like asking if the Pope was free on Sunday . |
| 11 | Luckily Tim Dunton had been very understanding , telling her not to worry and to take as long as she needed to sort matters out . |
| 12 | Very exciting stuff and I 've been telling her not to speak so loudly . |
| 13 | I trust you wo n't be any more churlish , telling her not to smoke in the wood shop ! |
| 14 | She brushed aside Mrs Singh 's assertions that her son was not making progress by telling her repeatedly that it was unreasonable to expect anything more ; she used phrases like ‘ He is well below average ’ , ‘ He is slow ’ , ‘ He is in the bottom set , you must accept that . |
| 15 | But he was still haunted by the scene the girl had conjured up : the old man in that bright little kitchen with its ramshackle fittings and earthenware sink : holding her , kissing her lips and her hair ; then sitting at the table , questioning her , promising to leave her some money , and finally , as a parting shot , telling her casually that her father and her aunt had both been illegitimate … |
| 16 | His voice dripped sarcasm , telling her plainly what he thought of that . |
| 17 | Aunt Harriet would have been cross , normally , for the seat of the swing made green press-marks on her skirt , but the visitor had spoken up for her , taken whatever blame there was and Aunt Harriet had led Eleanor away to wash her hands before tea , telling her how very , very lucky she was , and how she must always be grateful to the Minister and remember this occasion in future years . |
| 18 | She knew nothing of the dawn of civilisation , but could all too clearly remember Daniel finding ichthyosaurus remains and telling her how they had swum the seas when dinosaurs roamed the land . |
| 19 | How she worked this out was a mystery to Henry , since her mother 's role in Elinor 's life was confined to twice-yearly visits in which she sat in their front room and listened to Elinor telling her how awful Henry was . |
| 20 | He was always telling her how pretty she was , how well she ran Riverstown . |
| 21 | When he wrote home to Jane telling her how wonderful was his new independent life style , she followed . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | For a moment he thought of phoning her , then and there , and telling her how he felt . |
| 24 | She knows I 've got some , but I 'd never give her the satisfaction of telling her how much . |
| 25 | I heard myself speaking calmly in a low tone , telling her how I would be looking into some other business now that this office was closing . |
| 26 | I wrote to my mother who lived up at Manzanita with her sister , Mrs. R. V. Hungerford , telling her how I was leaving my position and would write again when I had found some place I liked . |
| 27 | Then she remembered Peter telling her how much his brother liked women — and how much they liked him . |
| 28 | Oh we 've been telling her how pretty she is with her hair cut . |
| 29 | Though I 'm telling her now , I suppose … |
| 30 | Mrs Parvis was always telling her so . |