Example sentences of "was telling [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , it 's funny , I was telling Stephen , my boyfriend , about that , and I was telling him the question and he said |
| 2 | It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth . |
| 3 | Ace might not love her , and he was furious at having his hand forced by William Ash , but there was something she could maybe start to build on , and that was telling him the truth about her birth . |
| 4 | He was telling her the cage door was open but she was still chained to the bars . |
| 5 | When she said , I do n't know , I think she was telling me the truth , she did n't know . |
| 6 | I was telling you the truth . |