Example sentences of "[pron] tells the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph Frazer 's noted Ship Chandlery , one of many such businesses once so common in Butetown , has been adapted to house an exhibition which tells the fascinating story of the Port of Cardiff and the people who came here from all over the world to create a remarkable cosmopolitan community . |
| 2 | Our readings this week are extracts from a book called Run Baby Run which tells the true story of a young man called Nicky Cruz . |
| 3 | ‘ Everyone tells the same tale about him , so it must be true . ’ |
| 4 | He 'll point out all the things I know : it 's self-indulgent , it 's dangerous , and it tells the other mob I know they 're there . |
| 5 | It tells the fascinating story of his summer of 1991 , which he spent flying a Stearman ( nicknamed Cannibal Queen ) around the USA , touching down in all 48 states of the continental United States . |
| 6 | Produced by Britain 's David Puttnam and directed by Hungarian Istvan Szabo ( ‘ Mephisto ’ ) with an international cast , it tells the chaotic story of a Paris based production of Wagner 's ‘ Tannhauser ’ by ‘ Opera Europa ’ , where ‘ you can be misunderstood in six different languages ’ . |
| 7 | Directed by the young American film-maker Tom Kalin , it tells the true story of Chicago law students Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb . |
| 8 | Mr Lilley says his changes would save about £180m in 1995–96 but he tells the Prime Minister that Mr Portillo wants him to go further in reducing spending . |
| 9 | ‘ I was left with no option but to help my wife pack seven bags , ’ he tells the Daily Dispatch . |
| 10 | Krimsky was well placed to observe key individuals and groups in action and he tells the local story vividly . |
| 11 | He tells the true story of a clergyman , Father Kleinsorge , who was helping to tend the wounded … . |
| 12 | He tells the bizarre story of its discovery in his account of The Voyage of the Beagle ( 1839 ) . |
| 13 | His uncle was fend of French fries and he tells the empty corridor for the hundredth time that they are called chips over there and they are eaten with vinegar . |
| 14 | He tells the sodding establishment where to get off ! |