Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] tell me [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you 're so anxious to justify yourself , that you answer the question , and then you go on to tell me all the background behind it , and in so doing you give me a lovely piece of information which I did n't actually have when you walked into the room . |
| 2 | Because you did not meet the deadline and you 've just told me that deadline means the day I said I wanted it . |
| 3 | ‘ You 've never told me all this ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 've never told me any of this , ’ Anne began . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think you 've ever told me that ! ’ said Donald , sounding peeved to have elicited an original statement from Henry while on licensed premises . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's my home , they 've always told me that . |