Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] tell [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herman asked me to tell them all about Greece — but I had more sense than to do so . |
| 2 | Why do you think I told her those stories , the other night , about demons getting their comeuppances ? |
| 3 | Yeah well b well what I 'm trying to say and I ca n't emphasise it too strongly is that I do n't want anybody going round like writing another stupid letter to somebody saying that erm you know the reason we 're inundated that it has n't been advertised properly cos I tell you what it 'll come back right in our faces cos it 's our bloody fault Well that 's right well we know that I mean I told them all I told them all quite clearly when I was up in Glasgow that they 'd be quiet for at least a month because p it 'll take time to filter through . |
| 4 | ‘ You really want me to tell you that ! |
| 5 | I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that vinyl wallcovering shows every defect in the plasterwork , so it was important to butt the different vinyls perfectly to avoid the joints showing through the border . |
| 6 | I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't need me to tell you that , Dolly . |
| 8 | B but the funds to support this work are harder to come by and you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 9 | But you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't need you to tell me that but thanks for emphasising it . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't know who told you that . |
| 12 | Now I want you to tell me all the other facts that you know . |
| 13 | I want you to tell me all about her . ’ |
| 14 | And that was the lady 's son involved who told you this ? |
| 15 | Osterlind himself told it this way . |
| 16 | Did you expect me to tell you that ? |
| 17 | Now look , now , now just let me tell her this |
| 18 | just let me tell her this is |
| 19 | But let me tell it all in the right order . |
| 20 | Let me tell you that 's the graveyard at the moment . |
| 21 | Now let me tell you all the news . ’ |
| 22 | Let me tell you dis much … a good doctor cuts up bodies to make people well . |
| 23 | But listen , Bobbie , and let me tell you this : if you ever come to Victoria again without visiting me , you 'll never be a pall-bearer at my funeral ! ’ |
| 24 | On the subject of strange names , let me tell you this ( and I am now serious ) : The sweet-shop at South Portland Street , opposite our tenement , wherein most of our pocket-money was spent , was owned by a tall , bearded , orthodox Jew . |
| 25 | And let me tell you this : should you in any way try to get in touch with me , even go to the partners and ask for my whereabouts , I swear before God — ‘ He now raised his hand in a dramatic fashion and paused before he added , ‘ See , I 'm taking an oath . |
| 26 | She told someone to tell you that ? |
| 27 | The woman who drove you told us all about it . |
| 28 | ‘ Why do you think she told you all this ? ’ |
| 29 | Thank you for permitting me to tell you some more about EMMS and I close by mentioning that in November 1991 we celebrated our 150th Anniversary in the Greyfriars Church , Edinburgh . |
| 30 | You do n't mind me telling you that ? ’ |