Example sentences of "i be [verb] you [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I ca n't think why I am telling you all this , ’ she said , embarrassed . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know why I am telling you all this . ’ |
| 3 | I am telling you that last night I wanted you . |
| 4 | The blood , the gaping holes , the bone sticking out of flesh , the stench of burst intestines — I am telling you this only because the effect on me , a boy who had never seen even a peacefully dead body before that day , was one I should never have predicted . |
| 5 | ‘ That also is why I am telling you this . |
| 6 | From what you said , I did n't think that you were very settled , so I am sending you this note via Mum — I suppose you may go home to see the new baby , anyway ? |
| 7 | I have been looking for a recording ( with some difficulty ) , since not many shops are prepared to let me listen to different interpretations ) , indeed I purchased the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden/Marc Ermler offering only to be disappointed , all because I wanted CD sound quality to replace a home-made cassette of a live Radio 3 broadcast ( should I be telling you this ? ) |
| 8 | The reason I 'm telling you all this is that not so long ago the PD scene seemed to be in decline . |
| 9 | I ca n't believe I 'm telling you all this . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm telling you all this , and perhaps you do n't have to erm pay for any of these treatments we do gift vouchers , so if you 've got anybody who wants to buy you a gift of any sort , you could always say well , I fancy erm an eyebrow trim , or I fancy a pedicure perhaps they would like to buy you a gift voucher and then you can come in and it could be a present for you . |
| 11 | I do n't know why I 'm telling you all this . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm telling you that was a great party really great … ’ |
| 13 | Cos without the head man a trainer ca n't train horse , and I 'm telling you that for nothing ! |
| 14 | It 's a woman , I 'm telling you that is a woman . |
| 15 | I 'm telling you this with authority because he 's made me typing monitor in the matter . ’ |
| 16 | I 'm telling you this in the strictest confidence of course . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ But my conscience is the only reason I 'm telling you this , all the same . |
| 18 | I made four locks for the gates on Lord 's cricket ground er and when I 'm telling you this , and practically without exception , they must 've er got to know me and they come for what they wanted . |
| 19 | But I do n't know why I 'm telling you this , because you 're going to do exactly what you want to anyway . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm telling you this in confidence , but you 'd find out about it when you go through the books . |
| 21 | And I 'm giving you this ultimatum : tomorrow night I come into this bed and if you try to stop me , you 'll end up next door for the remainder of your days . ’ |
| 22 | Remember , I 'm giving you this money because he has been a good boy . |
| 23 | you see Sister makes all these arrangements , it 's she who does so many of the arrangements , she has made the arrangements about there being no coffee , several people have come to me and said I do n't know why you 've got to stop coffee because we can always go over and have lunch anyway , you know , er after the coffee , but Jean came to me she said look I 'm giving you this , and she gave me three pounds , she said I would much rather that was put into this , there your charity thing than take it across the hall , she said my Margaret wo n't go over there any more , because they , they say , you know , put in for your lunch what it would cost |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm to tell you that dinner will be at eight , ’ Wendy passed the message cheerily . |
| 25 | I 'm offering you half of your money back and a thirty percent discount for next year , in return for your support . |
| 26 | You know I 'm debriefing you this afternoon ? |
| 27 | I 'm missing you all very much and looking forward to a time of sharing and renewal with you in April . |
| 28 | ‘ Ca n't think why I 'm showing you this , it 's nothing to do with your mother . |
| 29 | Well I think Mr got represented on a previous occasion that 's why I 'm asking you that ! |
| 30 | I 'm asking you this as a real favour . ’ |