Example sentences of "tell [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he said , I told them point blank the oth last week , he said er to go to hell ! |
| 2 | He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect . |
| 3 | He told them time was running out , but it is clear Milosevic , boosted by his recent election victory , is determined to spread the war and his power . |
| 4 | Two sides may each want to beat the other , they may even hate each other as sides , but if someone came and told them football is stupid and not worth playing or caring about , then they 'd feel together . |
| 5 | Right up until the coup in nineteen twenty seven they had been following a policy dictated by Moscow , dictated by Stalin which told them form alliances with the Kuomintang , work with the Kuomintang , first of all trust Chiang Kai-shek , then when Chiang Kai-shek turned on them they were told to trust the left Kuomintang leaders who were based in Wo Han in the middle Yangtze valleys , and then they turned on them a policy , in other words , that had proved absolutely disastrous . |
| 6 | I told me mum about it and she said we ca n't be having that and got on the phone to the doctor , but he would n't even come out and he took me off the [ practice 's ] list . |
| 7 | ‘ Colin Todd told me centre half was my position , but he listened to the crowd and made me a scapegoat after a Cup defeat at Aston Villa . |
| 8 | ‘ Nobody told me vegetarian . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You told me hydraulics was fascinating . ’ |
| 10 | You 're not forgetting that I called you before that time myself , and you told me Bonanza had taken the girl away somewhere ? ’ |
| 11 | Going to another church ( of the Presbyterian Church of England ) my love of God came to be the central factor in my life , and aged almost sixteen I told my headmistress with quiet confidence that I wished to be ordained . |
| 12 | For example , the Oracle might say , ‘ I could see in the stars that the Feast would take in the foolish , I told my master to prepare for a great revenge ’ , and then have the Oracle tell the adventurers the story of the Poison Feast from the Drachenfels novel in full , if the players have n't read that book . |
| 13 | I told my wrath , My wrath did end . |
| 14 | So I told my proposer to let my name stand , and said I would accept whatever the ballot box decided , but would not play there again if the vote went against me . |
| 15 | I told my boss as well and he killed himself laughing . |
| 16 | Told my tutor and the Dean of my College I would n't be coming up again . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ No , I 'm really looking for the people who told my fortune at the Puck Fair , ’ I said . |
| 18 | Mrs. Simper then found out that my sauciness was grown to such a height that no body could endure it , and told my lady , that there never had been a room well swept , since Betty Broom came into the house |
| 19 | ‘ The rest his Dad told my Mum . ’ |
| 20 | I was so angry with him , I called him a jerk in the street , and worse than that , and I told my mum about it . |
| 21 | I told my Mum what had happened and she had a word with this teacher . |
| 22 | I told my Mum that I had a headache so she let me stay at home . |
| 23 | Derek really gave me some stick about my ‘ fan club , on the way home in the car ; he told my mum everything , and she had a good laugh , too . |
| 24 | I was happy about it when I went home and told my mum , but she said , ‘ what are you talking about a factory ? |
| 25 | I told my mum afterwards , I did n't think much of her David Kendrew . |
| 26 | When we told my mum , she started to make plans for me and Keith to get married . |
| 27 | When I told my mum I was pregnant she phoned my dad up . |
| 28 | One of my friends thought she was pregnant and she told my mum before her own mum . |
| 29 | Over and over I told my mum I wanted a bike . |
| 30 | I went home and told my mum and she said that if you say it again she would come and sort you out . |