Example sentences of "tell of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Popular psychological accounts in the press tell of a child who was beaten by his step-father and who turned into a self- important , paranoid and sadistic adult . |
| 2 | Simpson read and paced a game brilliantly , his high scoring feats ( even in an age of high scores ) tell of a man who could always find the split-second of time , the extra half-yard of space or ounce of energy to beat an opponent . |
| 3 | Her descriptions tell of a village changing slowly to a motorcar age , and perhaps forecasts the future in references that smithies have been replaced by garages and advertisements for petrol from the ‘ golden pump ’ . |
| 4 | In Scotland , they tell of a madman of the woods who sounds like our Sweeney . |
| 5 | Instead , they tell of the support they have received from their extended family in Kirkby . |
| 6 | That tell of the heart that is broken , |
| 7 | The chapters preceding this one tell of the Passover and the miracle at the Reed Sea . |
| 8 | The tinners of St. Austell heard tell of the reception planned for them and ‘ … thought it prudent not to come ’ . |
| 9 | All the characteristics listed so far tell of the leader 's relationship with God ( 'looking up' ) . |
| 10 | They tell of an army of warriors who fought a terrible war . |
| 11 | Singer Nick Jarvis , resplendent in what looks like a blonde Beatle wig , wrenches tunes from his Rickenbacker that tell of an adolescence spent listening to The Beatles and The Byrds . |
| 12 | Singer Nick Jarvis , resplendent in what looks like a blonde Beatle wig , wrenches tunes from his Rickenbacker that tell of an adolescence spent listening to The Beatles and The Byrds . |