Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] tell [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured suavely , and from then until Mrs Novakova came in to tell them that dinner was ready he engaged her in surface conversation that had nothing whatsoever to do with the reason for why she was there . |
| 2 | He was , however , extremely discreet and did not tell us any results of the Cabinet soundings in detail . |
| 3 | and , er , ah but you spoke to Catherine on the phone and I was out , and you did n't tell me that part , and erm |
| 4 | ‘ No — I do n't want you to leave , but I would like to know why you did n't tell me these things when you first arrived . ’ |
| 5 | But he did n't tell me that and I knew there would be you see , but he did n't tell me these things . |
| 6 | He had always told me that education was a waste of time and he could n't see the point of it . |
| 7 | But Minch had often told him that faith in Callanish waxed and waned through time as the wind itself changes through the day , and that eagles often forgot it , and wanted to forget . |
| 8 | Letterman had previously told me that flashback is a device which must be used sparingly , yet now he was a plausible advocate for this treatment . |