Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] these [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ 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 . ’
2 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 .
3 ‘ I was contacted — by the consul in Monte — oh , I should n't tell you these things , but … ’
4 Tilly realised now that she could never tell her these things , and yet , she knew that the gentle Elizabeth had a right to know .
5 ‘ She 'd tell us these tales on a dark December night , around the fire in the kitchen .
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