Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] tell [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She found herself telling him about the Vermeer she had been painstakingly copying , and then with a shudder of its destruction . |
| 2 | He recalled his telling him about the time he went into a pub when a man suggested having sex with him and pulled down his trousers in front of the assembled company . |
| 3 | However , the two sisters telephoned Airdrie police station after friends in the Monklands area contacted them to tell them of the latest developments in the case . |
| 4 | ‘ Hey lads , ’ he would shout as he pushed his head through the door , ‘ Did I tell you about the cover from ‘ What Difference … ’ ? |
| 5 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 6 | Why was n't you in registration or did I tell you about the blooming black board ? |
| 7 | Did I tell you about the cocktail that Sal told me called erm |
| 8 | Oh yeah is that did you tell him about the test ? |
| 9 | ‘ When you netted this young man , unproven , untrained , did you tell him of the risks ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ What did you tell them at the paperworks ? ’ |
| 11 | did he tell him about the hole in the wing then ? |