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  • Ah, se, Diego, I work in telly and agree that tv can do drama very well. Attention TV Professionals - :: gia’s blog ::
  • People are going to know who I am because I'm on telly and in magazines and have my big mush plastered about everywhere.
  • People on telly are always weird about that, but how hard is it to just say hello to people and be polite? The Sun
  • A and chronic smelly while stumbling out the telly lyrics courtesy of www. killerhiphop.com Im so fly Im so ferry and the way I flow is very ginsu or machete, move my pencil move his deli platinum band platinum bezzie make a straight girl out of lezzie magazine mac bezzie keep my windows like the prezzie press a button than Im stuntin my roof look like its duckin meter go WN.com - Business News
  • The telly and the players pick up on crowd vibe like no other sport. The Sun
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  • What I fail to understand is, if sitting in front of the telly getting bladdered and shoving kettle chips down our gullets is so good for the economy, why don't we all do it all the time? Thai buffalo racing gives royal wedding sycophancy a run for its money | Martin Kelner
  • After a hard day's work most people want to relax in front of the telly.
  • Would it be cold and draughty with no telly? The Sun
  • As long as I didn't have to share a room with another alkie and the telly was in English.
  • We were all promised blizzards and arctic blasts today, and I dare say everyone was looking forward to being snowed in and enjoying a day off work snuggled up in front of the telly.
  • There really would be nothing on the telly, but no one could complain about it.
  • If one goes by the findings of behavioural studies, one would think twice before assigning baby-sitting functions for the telly or hold back from going ga ga over the toddler who lisps ad-lib.
  • No telly, on account of the fact the schedulers have so perfectly blended Christmas morning into the regular day-to-day line-up that there was nothing even vaguely worth watching.
  • He once famously warned the Government that British television was being turned into a two-tier system: ‘Telly for the nobs and telly for the slobs’.
  • And all the time she sounds just like the obnoxious character from the telly show. The Sun
  • What the hell are nice people doing on telly? Times, Sunday Times
  • If you had never seen a telly ad, you would be all at sea with popular culture.
  • I'm trying to stay calm but every time I see the adverts on the telly, I can't stop smiling or giggling.
  • We plonked ourselves down in front of the telly and opened a couple of beers.
  • His is one of the most frequent faces on the box: he has made a record-breaking 10,000 appearances on British telly.
  • The problem most of the reviews expose is Erikson's verbosity and a very slow and meandering buildup with many subplots leading nowhere, but the reader's patience is ultimatelly paid of by another bombastic ending (yup, a convergence). Archive 2008-07-01
  • I don't mind if my OH plays sport, watches it on telly, or if he goes off with his pals on sporting holidays.
  • You know, like those really nang people who watch telly, have their tea and then go out at night. Times, Sunday Times
  • It's a modern-day fairy tale, folks, because, you see, they did get on the telly after all.
  • The even-mouthier bloke on the telly, who used to edit newspapers. The Sun
  • Either it means the debate ratings are creeping up, or its unusually dismal Saturday night programming for CBS.CBS News is live streaming the debate right here for those you without benefit of a telly or US geographical location.7.15pm ET: So after his brain feeze last time, Rick Perry is putting in more preparation, right? GOP presidential debate in South Carolina - as it happened
  • The repeated photos in the papers would be more bearable and we could turn the sound down when they speak on telly and still feel a warm glow.
  • But they would visit more if boozers served good food, had better seats, entertainment and showed less sport on the telly. The Sun
  • If he didn't become a telly millionaire turning out musical trash they could be flogged for a few pounds.
  • It seems that being merely nice and inoffensive gets you nowhere on the telly.
  • Alas, my trusty companion has discovered the remote for the widescreen telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • This is watchable telly but one for diehard football fans only. Times, Sunday Times
  • Christmas lunch is over, the Queen's on the telly and great-grandma's in the corner sipping gin and Dubonnet.
  • It means 44 per cent of all top-flight matches will be shown live on telly. The Sun
  • One of those suspected is an executive who has worked in telly production for decades. The Sun
  • He spends most evenings just sitting in front of the telly.
  • We go home, and I spend the rest of the evening camped in front of the telly, as I need to resoak the darn pads in cold water every ten minutes or the pain gets very bad. March 8th, 2005
  • The problem is that the sheer quantity of football on the telly has diluted the overall quality. Times, Sunday Times
  • She plonked herself down in front of the telly.
  • I plugged the sensor into the Xbox 360 and plonked it in front of the telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • The telly favourite has penned a script for the movie and is in talks with a production company. The Sun
  • The remote control for the telly not working. Times, Sunday Times
  • But the telly favourite is mulling over a career change. The Sun
  • Ignore those joyous festive celebrations constantly on telly. The Sun
  • We had the telly on in the corner of the studio watching the mens diving at the Commonwealth Games.
  • There was hardly any telly then, so we were avid viewers. The Sun
  • The shouting and jeering that you see on the telly is such a tiny bit of the job. The Sun
  • We went back to Paul's for some food and flopped around in front of the telly.
  • Being a telly presenter doesn't change the basics about being a human being. Times, Sunday Times
  • If there god sets there time on earth they should thank the highjacker releafer: Wow this is a great opportunity to convert a bunch Telly Savalas 8 minutes ago 10:55 AM Here's my suggestion for a response: The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • This new series about six university freshers is one of the funniest things on telly for ages. The Sun
  • Bermuda's telly addicts have much to look forward to in the months to come.
  • We don't like being pinned down at the same hour each week to watch our favourite telly shows. Times, Sunday Times
  • Next time just stay at home and switch on the telly, clever clogs.
  • Question 5 will be a cinch if you are a bit of a telly watcher.
  • Martelly, a longtime performer and recording artist with the stage name Sweet Micky, popularized a type of Haitian dance music known as compas. The Seattle Times
  • It takes quite a lot of time to change things in telly and it takes viewers a lot of time to notice. Daybreak still watched by fewer viewers than its predecessor GMTV
  • Telly bosses gave the spinster a mobile but she was nervous about using it. The Sun
  • If business is to have a proper role in our lawmaking, please let it not be celebrities off the telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was an insomniac kid watching telly until 3am, catching every late-night comedy show.
  • Who has time to watch telly during the week? Times, Sunday Times
  • Holly pulled on her favourite navy slobby tracksuit bottoms and slumped down in front of the telly. JUST BETWEEN US
  • They were greeting Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, of the Haitian musical genre kompa who just happens to want to be the country's President too.
  • It's a modern-day fairy tale, folks, because, you see, they did get on the telly after all.
  • Sometimes it seems TV has decided that women all have to fit a stereotype of thin, fair-skinned, regular-featured etc, to be allowed on the telly.
  • You can snap your friends and family or photograph people off the telly or magazines. The Sun
  • I need to sort some stuff out in my sewing room (no work for three days, but lots of new stuff coming in and being dumped on the table - ack!) and I need to do laundry and a bunch of other stuff before the kids finish school at 1.30 today for the summer (well, Alex finished yesterday, but as he's really tired and it's pouring rain, I think a day of vegging in front of the telly is in order). Archive 2007-07-01
  • The Elvis impersonator and telly addict is back on the box tomorrow.
  • People on telly are always weird about that, but how hard is it to just say hello to people and be polite? The Sun
  • But supporters of crooner Michel Martelly , 49, claimed the singer had outpolled Mr. C é lestin for second place and took to the streets in protest. Haiti Candidate Is Cut
  • Evidently too stupid to realise that her relentless moaning wasn't coming across very well on the telly, Natalie decided against keeping her gob shut and instead elected to continue to behave like a spoilt child.
  • Thou shalt not smoke, eat an unhealthy diet or sit guilt-free on the sofa watching the telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • The problem is that the sheer quantity of football on the telly has diluted the overall quality. Times, Sunday Times
  • The shouting and jeering that you see on the telly is such a tiny bit of the job. The Sun
  • They spend their nights not in front of fire and telly, but walking the rainswept streets canvassing votes, or in draughty committee rooms hammering out policy.
  • The singer got back to base around 11.30pm and plonked herself in front of the telly. The Sun
  • Saturday night telly is pretty dire at the moment. Happy Families « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog
  • I don't want to make this sound too sepulchral, because it's supposed to be fun telly, but at the same time we just can't help being amazed at the people we do it for, and the community commitment they have.
  • But the telly host is in need of her own matchmaker now she is single again. The Sun
  • Having seen Chris's friend Shazzie on telly last night, I'd just like to link once more to Bratman's seminal article on orthorexia.
  • Flopped before the telly, we slowly expand to fill out the elasticated waist of our new training pants.
  • All the thefts had the same modus operandi (as they say on the telly). The Sun
  • But the reality telly favourite has finally decided to bow out, leaving producers struggling to find stars for another series. The Sun
  • The problem was that I was a bit boofy, you know. I'm sort of blokey and I like to spend the weekends in front of the telly watching the footy.
  • We're paying for the'telly'by monthly instalments.
  • I was reminded of this hysterical clip snipped from a short TV series broadcast on UK telly last year. CMM News
  • We live in the only house in the west of Scotland that doesn't have a zapper for the telly, for heaven's sake.
  • I guess that was so they didn't disturb the scrum of journalist crowded round a wide-screen telly watching the football.
  • Or was it the annoying chinless gang who occupied the seats in front of the telly (men facing it, women underneath it, of course), bringing their toddler children to run about the pub?
  • Thanks to the efforts of the telly chefs, more and more of us want fine dining, locally sourced products and seasonal specialities. The Sun
  • He told chums he wanted to raise his profile for more telly gigs by cynically getting voted to endure the challenges. The Sun
  • You'd think being a successful pop star and telly presenter would help. The Sun
  • But the truth is that at home at this time, the children would be huddled by the telly while Nev and I grab a moment to catch up after work, and later Nev would be channel-hopping while I mindlessly flick around the internet or read beside him. Powerless to resist: a no-tech break on the Isle of Wight
  • THIS telly mechanic will put a spanner in the works. The Sun
  • But the last telly race could go to one at a double-figure price. The Sun
  • We watch all the usual telly then play board games. The Sun
  • IT seems telly shopping channels just want to flog anti-ageing products to women. The Sun
  • The problem is that the sheer quantity of football on the telly has diluted the overall quality. Times, Sunday Times
  • I was watching Predator on telly last night, and burst out laughing about halfway through.
  • I had planned to spend my first Saturday-night in the megacity up in my almost double bed watching something interesting in the telly.
  • Other telly programmes celebrated the unerring fidelity of Top of the Pops and back then it seemed completely unbudgeable.
  • the British call a tv set a telly
  • She plonked herself down in front of the telly.
  • While he watches telly, I work. Times, Sunday Times
  • In spite of its 20 million players in 185 countries, squash, by its very nature, will be always be hard-pressed to translate to telly's flatscreen blandness its unique snakepit ferocity, rat-a-tat machine‑gun speed and intimate competitive intensities. World champion Nick Matthew presses the case for squash | Frank Keating
  • The five robbers fled with nearly 9million in cash and gems along with the telly favourite 's mobile phones. The Sun
  • and dishes while his wife sat in their room by the gas heater watching the telly, with a dictionary on the armrest. LOOKING FOR THE SPARK
  • Plans for proper preelection telly debates are still under discussion. The Sun
  • So, lots of stuff happening here today - the kids slubbed around in the morning in their pyjamas and watched telly for ages, which was great, as that meant sewing time for mummy. More cats, and cords, inchies, cards and so on
  • It is a decent hour of telly, although the host trio's terribly stilted conversations appear scripted. Times, Sunday Times
  • Does she go to her mum's because she chats while you doze in front of the telly? The Sun
  • What are your favourite catchphrases from telly you watched as a youth? The Sun
  • With his trademark lollipop and “who loves you, babe?” catchphrase, Telly Savalas put the boldness in baldness. 10 Men That Made Bald Sexy | Fandomania
  • Paul came around for dinner and we flicked through holiday brochures in front of the telly.
  • Now clothes are on the telly, in broadsheet newspapers and all over the internet.
  • You know you've reached a new nadir in cable news when a station invites actors who play investigators on telly to comment on the sniper's tactics.
  • They're a great excuse to snuggle up in front of the telly wrapped in a fleecy blanket with a hot water bottle and a hot toddy.
  • If one goes by the findings of behavioural studies, one would think twice before assigning baby-sitting functions for the telly or hold back from going ga ga over the toddler who lisps ad-lib.
  • At Ibrox, there is a telly in the ref's room, and I'll maybe watch that for a while.
  • If we had drugs tests in telly, of course the industry would collapse overnight.
  • By hokey, you run an ad on telly with a mother not recognising her own son and wait for the jobbies to hit the fan.
  • My mum moved the armchairs and the telly and the bookcase out of the sitting room and into the dining room.
  • It's fair to say that Cowell makes great telly, and a day on the LA set of his show offers ample first-hand evidence of what a brilliant showman he is.
  • One of the best fly-on-the-wall shows on telly. The Sun
  • An elder stateswoman of telly? The Sun
  • I found myself shouting insults at the telly when I saw herds of women virtually knocking each other unconscious to get at the Stella McCartney clothes in H & M.
  • If you think you're being creative by using these effects, just watch telly for a few hours and see how often the professional creatives use them.
  • You can snap your friends and family or photograph people off the telly or magazines. The Sun
  • It's the kind of play that, if it were on telly, you'd be envying their mutedly painted kitchens. Times, Sunday Times
  • After rustling up her favourite linguine with garlic oil and pancetta, Nigella changes into her dressing gown and curls up in bed, alone except for the pasta, to eat and watch telly in silence.
  • Recently, I have noticed a crop of adverts on the telly touting the health-giving properties of breakfast cereals.
  • After rustling up her favourite linguine with garlic oil and pancetta, Nigella changes into her dressing gown and curls up in bed, alone except for the pasta, to eat and watch telly in silence.
  • Their breadhead accountants maintain that if it's not on the telly it doesn't exist yet (and who among us can't sympathise with that sentiment?) as budget outlay is calculated only after transmission.
  • The last couple of days have been a much needed break from a hectic and unsettled work schedule, with time to make models, shop for some rather nifty new speakers with a sub woofer that makes the house shake, read, play some Animal Crossing, watch telly and squeeze in the odd snoozle or two. La Dolce Vita
  • And so, warm bellied, we repaired to our room to watch telly, read, write and have a vodka nightcap before sleep.
  • That nice Adam whatsisname off the telly reckons I could do my accounts online anyhow.
  • Needing a bit of extra multi-tasking in these middle overs, Rob, I just turned on the telly and Adam does have a point about Dolgo-whatsit," says Clare Davies. Australia v England - live! | Rob Smyth
  • Since I was off yesterday and there was nothing on the telly I watched the self-congratulatory backslapping gathering in Trafalgar Square.
  • As the afternoon wears on, malaise sets in; I'm tired of music, tired of reading, tired of telly, and start flicking disconsolately through the channels.
  • Twenty heated minutes later he collapsed on to his twin bed, and turned on the telly.
  • Britain is full of telly addicts who spend little time curled up with a good book, a new survey confirms.
  • And the telly presenter must feel glad she's done the graft when she steps into the studio for photoshoots like this. The Sun
  • The inexorable rise of the web has pushed the telly off its pedestal. Times, Sunday Times
  • No more Tube, no more of your favourite bands on the telly, another dark age as regards the media.
  • Flopped before the telly, we slowly expand to fill out the elasticated waist of our new training pants.
  • Channel Five's reality television extravaganza is back on our telly screens.
  • He's been up all night cavorting with models (or so my puerile mind imagines) and now he's watching telly while I'm working.
  • Images of supermodels were sometimes on the telly but I didn't take much notice of them.
  • All she does is veg out in front of the telly.
  • His chronic acting and corny lines make you want to put your joypad through the telly at times. The Sun
  • I thought it was some kind of sign of moral superiority, but have since come to realise its cos swiss telly is so utterly dire!!! Travelogue 1.0
  • Bosses are now finalising plans to have the new street built alongside the four existing cobbled telly roads. The Sun
  • They just keep turning towards the telly if it is on, rather than talking to you.
  • The telly, the wireless, even the theatre do not evoke the same sense of a communal occasion.
  • Without one, it risks losing its competitive edge to rivals that can offer more by bundling telly together with broadband and telephony. Times, Sunday Times
  • This one's from a series on the wonderful gogglebox: WOTONTELLYIS, A POLISH VIEW. DEMONISING ROMAN CATHOLICISM..
  • It would have come as a terrible shock to the system if the telly bosses had organised a fantastic line-up of must-see TV for the autumn.
  • All the more amazing then that he's also attached to one of my favourite shows on telly. The Sun
  • YOU hear a catchy phrase on the telly. The Sun
  • IT seems telly shopping channels just want to flog anti-ageing products to women. The Sun
  • If one goes by the findings of behavioural studies, one would think twice before assigning baby-sitting functions for the telly or hold back from going ga ga over the toddler who lisps ad-lib.
  • The television was moved into a new room made vacant (the original living space) and set into a built in wall-unit book case that gave the room the feeling of an old fashioned library or drawing room. the telly is very small and doesn't detract from the rooms atmosphere. Arranging Living Room Furniture
  • The puny flatscreen telly doesn't cut the rock'n'roll mustard. Times, Sunday Times
  • Thou shalt not smoke, eat an unhealthy diet or sit guilt-free on the sofa watching the telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • That pulse generator for switching telly channels we developed for computerising remote control of shell velocity measurements on Pendine Sands.
  • People on telly are always weird about that, but how hard is it to just say hello to people and be polite? The Sun
  • He managed to get his ugly mug on the telly.
  • BAPlenty of loves that dare not speak their names, but are quite happy to appear on telly, in this new series looking at people finding love in the darndest places. TV highlights 10/08/201: Timothy Spall: Back At Sea | The Sopranos | Who Do You Think You Are? | 24 Hours in A&E | Forbidden Love
  • The wine cellar's been ransacked, the telly's gone missing and the plants are withered and smelling of pee, but apart from that, it's more or less how I left it.
  • The problem is that the sheer quantity of football on the telly has diluted the overall quality. Times, Sunday Times
  • Domestic violence attracts a certain salacious interest - and let's face it, it's easy telly.
  • Pamer: I see that we share the same high standards in telly-viewing. Sphincterine
  • I have a new treadmill in my spare room, in front of a flatscreen telly. The Sun
  • It's not just silly old beardy blokes who make drunken fools of themselves on telly.
  • Ignore those joyous festive celebrations constantly on telly. The Sun
  • Not so long ago he was watching telly with his eldest daughter, Lois, who has ambitions to be an actor.
  • It's really weird seeing yourself on telly.
  • A weekday evening in front of the telly wouldn't be complete without a property show.
  • What else went wrong for telly people? Times, Sunday Times
  • How will that work my telly? Times, Sunday Times
  • We watch all the usual telly then play board games. The Sun
  • The location has previously been used for scenes for telly hospital drama Casualty. The Sun
  • I'd gather few would listen to the programmes which pump out the often sinister drivel, partly because the product is not on news stands, in magazines or on the family telly - hopefully.
  • The telly chef prides himself in serving fresh produce cooked on the spot. The Sun
  • If you are of a disposition to drag yourself out to a match over the holiday, you will know what I mean: football on the telly is a pale imitation.
  • Squash doesn't really work on telly. Times, Sunday Times
  • He's also been on comedy programmes and has danced and sung on the telly. The Sun
  • But importantly it has twice the detail of a high definition telly. The Sun
  • The sorry saga would have made perfect fodder for some explosive telly. The Sun
  • I went home, watched the telly and had a few drinks, then a couple of nightcaps.
  • But now, all you'll ever be is that plonker who appears in adverts on the telly.
  • Celestin's apparent pipping of Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly, a musician-turned politician, amid a low turnout, shambolic polling and widespread fraud prompted riots in several cities, with protestors saying Celestin would be a puppet of the unpopular Preval. Haiti ruling party says candidate out of presidential run-off
  • I have a new treadmill in my spare room, in front of a flatscreen telly. The Sun
  • People on telly are always weird about that, but how hard is it to just say hello to people and be polite? The Sun
  • It's brilliant, best thing on telly by a mile: fabulous 4th prog.
  • Paul came around and we ate lunch on our laps in front of repeats on the telly.
  • I'm happily watching England footle around against Liechtenstein, (world leaders in denture manufacture) in a Euro 2004 qualifier on the telly.
  • Which newsreader was fired by her network telly bosses after security video managed to catch her orally pleasuring a lucky pilot on the station's roof top helicopter pad?
  • The others, he knew, would all be sitting around the telly watching the family film.
  • There is an unhealthy acceptance of the bad boys of sport as evidenced by last week's telly programme depicting renegades in a ‘sympathetic’ light.

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