Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] tell me " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well … maybe one , ’ and he goes on to tell me that in 1967 he once served the Singing Postman ( whose career was then in its ascendance , as a result of his seminal work ‘ Av yew got a light , boy ? ’ ) with a vodka and orange juice as he returned from a triumphant evening at the Ipswich Folk Club . |
| 2 | It 's to sit down with the practice manager and say right tell me about these businesses . |
| 3 | ( One of the teachers whom I interviewed , and who did not comment on this question , has since told me that she used it with a class . |
| 4 | After a short , complicated conversation in our melange of languages , she left me to battle with my clothes and the shower , returning only to tell me to come to the house of Sheikha Grandmother . |
| 5 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman has not told me about it yet . |
| 6 | I was so grateful that somebody has finally told me the reason why I was miscarrying . ’ |
| 7 | It has just told me that the trial has proved successful and that it will shortly make the address service available nationwide . |
| 8 | I 'm due to be married next Easter , and my fiancé has just told me he likes dressing up in women 's clothes . |
| 9 | A friend has just told me that you should not wear tampons overnight as it can lead to toxic shock syndrome . |
| 10 | From what the Nilsen girl has just told me Garau is our missing link , and with him in prison they 're in too tight a corner . |
| 11 | ‘ He has just told me that if I continue in my present path , remain the fine , upstanding , clean-living boy I so evidently am , I may one day hope — wait for it — to be elected to — Gracious heavens ! — the Cullbridge Athenaeum ! ’ |
| 12 | Knowing Martin what John has just told me about him if I did n't know him I do n't think it would me anything ! |
| 13 | Then I need to think about all the strangeness that happened to you as a child ; my firstborn son has already told me something of your life , and of the questions you have for me . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ From our very first meeting he has always told me that he would never do anything to put the Soviet Union 's security in danger — and he knows that I would never endanger our security . |
| 15 | Ana has probably told me all she is going to tell me . ’ |
| 16 | Ken has often told me the story of how Jackie came to drive single-seaters : how he had lost a driver in F3 ( Teddy Mayer 's brother Timmy ) and how John Cooper had reported to him ( belatedly , Ken says , because he 'd already spotted Jackie ) that there was some tiny Scot going around whom he absolutely must sign . |
| 17 | Dear Father , It is a great pleasure to write to my father as my mother has often told me about him , and I hope to be allowed to get to know him better … |
| 18 | ‘ Lee has n't told me about you , ’ said Lee 's Mum . |
| 19 | She said : ‘ John has n't told me where he is because he says it 's best that I do n't know , then I ca n't be tempted to tell anyone . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He has n't told me , ’ said Sarah carefully . |
| 21 | " Jenny has n't told me , " Sara said after a moment , " but I know she 's very fond of him . " |
| 22 | " Matthew has n't told me , " Bunny said . |
| 23 | As she opened her lips a little to defend herself he went on , ‘ Peter has n't told me much . |
| 24 | But Kate has n't told me anything yet . |
| 25 | Yeah , she said the other , er yesterday , er I do n't know what it 's like she has n't told me yet , oh er me mum 's bought one , oh aye , me mum 's is very nice I 've seen that , I know me dad 's had one as well . |
| 26 | If I misunderstand something you say please tell me . |
| 27 | My mum has never told me to have a goal . |
| 28 | You 'd better tell me where to hit it and how hard . ’ |
| 29 | You 'd better tell me where to hit it and how hard . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Say , ’ he said , ‘ you 'd better tell me more precisely about what I am to wear to this ball . |