Example sentences of "tell [pron] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was once a Tory activist , but told me in the first week of the campaign she had lost faith . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's so repressed , Eddie , ’ she told me after the first time . |
| 3 | They just were n't compatible , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 4 | This is crazy , she told herself for the umpteenth time . |
| 5 | ‘ We do n't want you to be neglected , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 6 | ‘ Not today , thank you , ’ I told him for the umptieth time . |
| 7 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 8 | ‘ I represent about 12 players at Tottenham Hotspur , and they 've all told me in the last couple of days that they certainly will put in for transfers and leave Tottenham Hotspur . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Tell me about the next morning . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 11 | If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ? |
| 12 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
| 13 | I was n't sure , I said , but soon , very soon ; I 'd phone and tell him within the next couple of days . |
| 14 | Ayer tells us in the next paragraph : |
| 15 | And he added , ‘ Please do n't send along the young pseudo-philosopher who will tell us for the umpteenth time that , of course , he fully understands the Bank 's attitude . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Liz , get up and let's go home . |
| 18 | I 'd like you to tell me about the first time you were really aware of these symptoms , then the worst episode you can remember , and then the last … . |
| 19 | So four winners you 've given us , any news about the track , to tell everybody for the next week ? |
| 20 | Helen do you want to tell us about the next stage ? |
| 21 | Annabel had said as much to Father Ross the last time he had come to tea , and Father Ross had looked at her sternly over his glasses , saying that if we all understood the way the Universe was run what would there be left for God to tell us on the Last Day . |