Example sentences of "[verb] [coord] tell me " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has from day one showed her disdain for me as one opposed to hypocrisy and her type of esoteric or pseudo intellectuality — being satisfied as I am with intelligence , integrity and interest ( ! ) — and has manifestly made it clear she overtly dislikes me because I wo n't be moulded or do what she wants or tells me — she suffers the matriarch/ bossy syndrome ( childhood nickname I am told was ) and does not like the fact I am utterly my own forthright person who spoils the incestuous sibling smythe-watson quartet which she ‘ ran ’ so self-interestedly for so long … |
| 2 | ‘ Well , whoever told you it is n't allowed , tell them to come and tell me , ’ I said , and I took the child outside . |
| 3 | Do not bother to write and tell me that in their culture etc , as that is really not good enough . |
| 4 | You were going to write and tell me where she is . |
| 5 | She phoned and told me about your visit this afternoon ; however , I shall reserve the right to be sceptical a while longer . |
| 6 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , you see , miss , Mr Fennell wanted some shopping done and told me to leave him there , out of the wind . |
| 8 | ‘ The warder came and told me to dress and led me to an officer of the court , ’ the small , self-effacing lawyer recalled in an interview on Saturday . |
| 9 | Came and told me — no cheating . |
| 10 | I 'd been in there four months and they came and told me they 'd gone to America . |
| 11 | Bénezet overheard Prior Robert and Brother Jerome talking about it , and he came and told me . |
| 12 | Davide is against him , he came and told me afterwards to be careful . |
| 13 | A m A man named Harold from , and while I was in that hospital with that bit of a gas shell , he er he g fellow came and told me there , to Boulogne that he was dead , killed . |
| 14 | It was after this debacle that a number of Conservatives came and told me that I ought to consider coming forward as a leader of the Party and a potential Prime Minister . |
| 15 | I said he came and told me you know |
| 16 | His wife answered and told me that he was out on a call but she 'd give him my message . |
| 17 | But that night one of my other inspectors phoned and told me that Carella was in hospital after being struck by a car in the Portuense district . |
| 18 | Crilly wakes and tells me about when he was little and slept in the same room as his father , while his sisters slept with his mother . |
| 19 | Then , suddenly , he relented and told me that my proposed interview with you was recorded in your desk diary , but that it had been overlooked . ’ |
| 20 | He rose to go and told me to take care . |
| 21 | Although how we were supposed to be able to afford to rebuild , I had no idea , but whenever I queried anything he would just laugh and tell me to leave it all to him . ’ |
| 22 | And if he ever decided to stay over when he had n't told me in advance , he 'd always ring and tell me where I could reach him . |
| 23 | And we 'll see if anybody knows then we 'll pass it on do n't you think about it now do n't you fret about it cos some somebody will have worked it out and will ring and tell me . |
| 24 | The Gendarme nodded and told me to wait outside . |
| 25 | After a silence he 'd risen greyly to his feet to leave and told me to look after myself . |
| 26 | I seethe with frustration , but he simply smiles and tells me not to fret . |
| 27 | Do you think you could try and tell me what you do remember ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I thought you might call and tell me about Donna , ’ Mrs Maybury went on . |
| 29 | Doubtless the NME discopolice will now sneer and tell me this is a rubbish record and the version put out by Monty Palago & Wonka Vibe Jambo and remixed by AKU Faction Z in 1969 was much better — they always do . |
| 30 | Why are you coming and telling me . |