Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 2 | So tell them about the new-look BROWNIE . |
| 3 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 4 | You 'd better tell me about the other night . |
| 5 | Some individuals have no worries ; they have planned the event for years , made maximum pension contributions , carefully invested their savings , covered themselves and family in insurance policies , budgeted ahead and can even gleefully tell you about the exotic round-the-world trip they intend to take just as soon as their new life begins . |
| 6 | It is much better only to tell them of the happier events in your life : the progress the children are making and the amusing things they say , descriptions of family outings and news of old friends and neighbours . |
| 7 | But I did n't tell her everything at first , I just told her about the first two instances . |
| 8 | One thing is certain : if Abraham has not told her of the divine command , then even her worst fears will not allow her to guess what is afoot . |
| 9 | But he does not tell us of the forty-four accusations which were brought against Cato at various times ( Plin . |
| 10 | The House will be interested to hear from another Scottish Labour Member of Parliament who will not tell us about the Labour party 's policy on Ravenscraig . |
| 11 | However , they do not tell us about the complex subjective processes which this involved . |
| 12 | Kenneth More told me of the unfortunate happenings on the set of The Mercenaries which he made in 1966 in Jamaica with Hollywood star ( though Australian born ) Rod Taylor and American football star Jim Brown . |
| 13 | I also told him about the new hip and thigh diet and said I could do with some more volunteers to try it out . |
| 14 | The Minister also told me in a written reply about the education and social opportunities that were available to young offenders . |
| 15 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 16 | Finds also tell us about the living conditions of the site inhabitants . |
| 17 | She often told me of the nightly air-raids , her parents worn out from fire-watching , houses in the familiar streets suddenly plunged into dust , people suddenly gone , news of sons lost at the Front . |
| 18 | She even told them about the nice young man who said he had n't seen her for some time . |
| 19 | But she could not , so she simply told him in a flat tone , ‘ We 've recently started exporting to Europe and Japan . |
| 20 | If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ? |
| 21 | Well she wo n't tell me about the other one . |
| 22 | Anna never said , Not before you are twenty-one ; she did n't tell her about the legal arrangements she had made . |
| 23 | With his debut feature Swoon , director Tom Kalin has put on screen everything his grandmother did n't tell him about the infamous child murderers . |
| 24 | ‘ We do n't tell them of the major side effects for fear of losing them ’ Field worker , Kenya |
| 25 | Well er my mother went down the yard , I wo n't tell you about the other , sister . |
| 26 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
| 27 | You could n't tell it from the real thing . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ A thing happened to myself Stevie , last autumn , coming on winter and I never told it to a living soul . |
| 29 | ‘ Who knows about this ? ’ he asked when Kelly haltingly told him of the latest threat to her . |