Example sentences of "[pron] was tell [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd gone across to the old folks ' home to have a chat with Maureen and , inevitably , I was telling her about the trouble I was having . |
| 2 | ‘ I was telling him about the Glory , and I said I 'd driven it over and what did he think — was he looking forward to driving it and all that — ’ She paused excitedly . |
| 3 | Coming back to the council last year , some time in May last year , and er I was telling them about the noise and the situation , at the time . |
| 4 | At least that 's what I was telling myself at the start line of the Bury 20 . |
| 5 | I was telling you about the Queen Mary . |
| 6 | Er well Mark remember I was telling you about the boss that the two there the other night they give er a , a wage rise |
| 7 | And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning the child . |
| 8 | Cos , they was telling us about the weave for the white people and they were showing us a booklet and the |
| 9 | ‘ He was telling me about the Russian visit . ’ |
| 10 | He was telling her about the Ayatollah , and she was telling him about her convent days . |