Example sentences of "i [vb past] tell [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to tell her about the horrible man on the doorstep but she would n't listen . |
| 2 | ‘ I tried to tell her in a matter-of-fact way that when you die you leave your body behind and go to Heaven . |
| 3 | They 've given me a major interrogation — I 'd told you about the Englishman — that 's what I should have been working on , not an idiot fire . |
| 4 | If I 'd told you about the entry earlier on it might have lulled you into a false sense of complacency . |
| 5 | Mr Connon when I arrived told me about the letter Jenny received and also about your warning to him that there might be phone calls also . |
| 6 | Then I had to tell her about the visit — about most of it — from Sergia and her cohorts . |
| 7 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 8 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 9 | Why had she nearly fainted when I had told her about the letter ? |