Example sentences of "[pers pn] tell the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told the others , ‘ we either write some new songs and start behaving like a proper band again or knock it on the head , this time for good ’ . |
| 2 | I told Rob about that place er , I told the others you know about the the judge m'lord ? |
| 3 | There 's no need to worry — I 'd not live there for all the gold in Christendom and I told the lady Anne as much ! |
| 4 | I told the lady what it means i lary means mouthy , okay ? |
| 5 | ‘ When we were at Glastonbury , ’ Mandeville answered , stroking the side of his face , ‘ I told the abbot to send one of his lay brothers to Taunton with a message for the sheriff to bring armed men to Templecombe . |
| 6 | ‘ That is the man who murdered your daughter , ’ I told the Wards . |
| 7 | When I told the museum official that I had met David Damiani , his eyes opened wider with interest . |
| 8 | I told the butcher I would n't be going next week . |
| 9 | I told the patient that it was in a treacherous position and an operation would be risky . ’ |
| 10 | I told the bloke , I look after that my cars in the garage . |
| 11 | However , I realised that his chances of racing that year were only 50–50 and I told the owners this . |
| 12 | In delight , I told the therapist . |
| 13 | I told the stationer I 'd be back for my parcel , and wandered on through the cold sunny streets . |
| 14 | ‘ I told the policeman he had a bonny face , ’ she explained . |
| 15 | I told the guard at the reception desk in the dark , grim entrance why I had come and he told me to wait . |
| 16 | I told the computer about visiting my parents and that they did n't believe me . |
| 17 | Answering questions , I told the press the situation as I saw it . |
| 18 | So I told the press the next morning who were mega grumpy at all of this and I do n't blame them , so when the ceremony started Pat took the stills photographer round to the front and the television guys as the Princess began to inspect er the crew pulled all their gear through the Band of the Royal Marines over their toe caps under the tubas and pressed their cameras under the nose of the Princess Royal which would n't have happened had the Lieutenant Commander been prepared to listen to us and of course you could see him getting angrier and angrier |
| 19 | ‘ I told the promoter it was too dangerous to play . |
| 20 | Webb kept England in touch with a penalty but skipper Will Carling admitted : ‘ I told the boys not to panic . |
| 21 | — I told the Warden that I did n't want to go to no hospital but he never listened . |
| 22 | ‘ Nothing much else , really , as you can see from what I told the Brigadier — except that , whatever 's happened , I 've got nothing to do with it — I expect she was attracted by the light in my window if she was lost . ’ |
| 23 | As I told the board before their meeting with the Receiver , the blame lies solely with the person who dreamt up the idea , namely Chester Bence . |
| 24 | He said : ‘ When I told the nurses , they did n't seem too surprised and it was as if such a mix-up was not uncommon . |
| 25 | ‘ I told the players to concentrate on organisation and defence . |
| 26 | So I told the machine what it was about , and moved on to a golfer and one of the Black and White minstrels . ’ |
| 27 | I told the boss I would report to him Monday . |
| 28 | Yes , I told the King of imminent danger but , given the way he charged round his kingdom in the dead of night , even the court fool could have warned him just as accurately . ’ |
| 29 | I see now how wrong I was , and yet when I told the king that without resorting to such action I would still be in the granite quarries and so unable to do his bidding , he understood and forgave me . |
| 30 | ‘ I 'll move in tomorrow , ’ I told the man on the desk . |