Example sentences of "[noun prp] tell me " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some days later Gwenellen told me he had attended his first follow-up clinic two days previously . |
| 2 | David said : ‘ Kylie told me she wanted our romance to end because she had a lot of pressure from work — she was always very busy . ’ |
| 3 | Richard told me that his interpretation of Prince Hal caused some trouble with the director who was himself playing Falstaff and consequently wanted no serious note to disturb the comedy of the tavern scenes . |
| 4 | ‘ Richard told me that in battle a lot of unpopular officers are killed by their own men . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ But Maisie told me there were gas masks in some depots ready to be given out . |
| 6 | She used to be one of that Rajneesh lot , she always lives in communes , and Linda told me she was looking for somewhere . |
| 7 | When I came round again , I could not see and Jorge told me my father was dead . ’ |
| 8 | Ferguson explained : ‘ Lawrie told me that under a new regulation Ince must join the squad anyway . |
| 9 | Jack Kinley told me about one case . |
| 10 | ‘ Jeff told me he 'd had a word with you about me and told you I had lots of experience teaching English to foreign students and that you wanted me to come and do the job . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Jeff told me you promised your parents that you 'd treat them to a holiday this autumn in celebration of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary — but that now you 're starting to worry about how you 're going to pay for it . |
| 12 | ‘ I picked it for you because Jeff told me that blue 's your favourite colour . ’ |
| 13 | And that was also why I did n't leave you a note explaining what we were up to as Jeff told me to . |
| 14 | Andy told me Howie and another two locals jumped a couple of travellers who 'd been at the party as well . |
| 15 | ‘ I mean , this is all stuff that Andy told me , so it could be just a story , but I 'd bet that up to that point it 's all true . |
| 16 | Mr Singh told me that one of his brothers-in-law had told them it was a school for mentally handicapped . |
| 17 | ‘ We 're on such a good deal it 's a joke , ’ David told me . |
| 18 | Cos David told me shocked be quite funny ! |
| 19 | Well maybe ages ago , but like you know when David told me to fuck off and die really seriously and I thought that 's nice . |
| 20 | Robson said yesterday : ‘ Bobby told me the atmosphere got to certain players last time . |
| 21 | And Quinn added : ‘ Bobby told me he needs somebody to put the ball in the net . |
| 22 | ‘ Robert did n't say I must go back to work after the baby ’ , Lucy told me , ‘ but he began to be reluctant about switching on electric fires and looking disapproving if I did ’ . |
| 23 | Madge told me . |
| 24 | ( Ahmet told me that the next one was lovelier still ) . |
| 25 | I was ordering it when Becky told me , and then Becky and she said |
| 26 | ‘ If Cameron were a dentist , ’ McAlpine told me , ‘ I 'm not sure I 'd let him touch my teeth . |
| 27 | Andrew Bergman told me later that when they went out there to make the deal , they felt like the expedition that goes into the jungle to bag King Kong . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Scott told me . ’ |
| 29 | Scott , Scott , Scott told me what it was all about and I was going , not to me ! |
| 30 | And like , Scott told me and thinking about it if I 'd of been in in the frame , frame of mind that I 'm in know for example , I would of sort of pah ! |