Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] tells me " in BNC.
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| 1 | It started off all in Melior , with the text — the text I think was in Melior or Melior tells me that the text was originally in Melior with ordinary Melior headings , then when it appeared it was Nimrod with Melior bold . |
| 2 | I am never surprised when after a holiday a colleague or neighbour tells me ‘ I had a very nice holiday but I must say it 's nice to get back to work ’ . |
| 3 | with Grace but , I 'm also down to read at St.Joseph 's and Father tells me there wo n't be two masses on Ash Wednesday . |
| 4 | One of her greatest supporters and confidants tells me : ‘ She did get half her power from her husband and without him she is going to have to work twice as hard . |
| 5 | This sport , you understand , is run by the Pony Club , and Plumpton tells me he can arrange for us to enter their unaffiliated competitions without actually getting too involved . |
| 6 | I prefer to think things through and find a logical reason for them , and reason tells me that you 're hiding what information you have from the police because you 're afraid that it will ruin your scoop . |
| 7 | And Bean tells me your horse is a seventeen-year-old . |
| 8 | But Eva tells me you 're interested in acting . ’ |
| 9 | I had never tried cutting paeonies , thinking they would not last very long , but Daphne tells me they will survive for a week or more with proper conditioning . |
| 10 | I ca n't remember where they go , but Peter tells me to bring them too , so I go and sit on the sofa next to him . |
| 11 | He has n't talked to me since , but Violet tells me she has explained to him that ‘ some people are funny about dogs ’ . |
| 12 | But Margot , but Margot tells me that she 's loaded . |