Example sentences of "tell they [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told them about the disturbed girl at St Cecilia 's , the girl called Julie who performed feats of levitation , and about the girl who could read a page of a newspaper and remember it , and Enid who could hypnotize with a fountain-pen top . |
| 2 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 3 | I told 'em about the listening post , so I do n't want it compromised , okay ? ’ |
| 4 | So tell them about the new-look BROWNIE . |
| 5 | ‘ We do n't tell them of the major side effects for fear of losing them ’ Field worker , Kenya |
| 6 | He 's been telling them at the public house that you 'll help his noble family become great again . |
| 7 | I have been telling them about the different sensitivity which Asian women have to their babies and the fact that you ca n't just go up to an Asian woman with the diet leaflet and say you should be giving your baby Cod Liver Oil , because 90 per cent of Asians in Wandsworth are vegetarians . |
| 8 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 9 | He will be able to tell them about the Labour party 's opposition to discounts , but he will not be able to tell them how much they would pay under the Labour party system , because the Labour party will not say . |
| 10 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |