Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 2 | He told me of one case he had had of a woman in her early twenties . |
| 3 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 4 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 5 | Pat was having an affair — and in a crowded restaurant , he asked her at the top of the sentorian Williams voice : ‘ Well tell us about this man you 're having the affair with then . ’ |
| 6 | Did they tell you about that nanny I was ? |
| 7 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 8 | Being a bit hard up for anything new to tell you in this section I 'll say that the weight of the guitar is medium/light and , true to form , it balances perfectly whether you choose to sit or stand while playing . |
| 9 | So now I 'm trying to tell it to this pad he bought me this morning . |