Example sentences of "[verb] tell [pers pn] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forty days of rain , as God had told him in advance . |
| 2 | If you had told me in advance , I would have prepared a few canapes for your arrival . ’ |
| 3 | They had told her in hospital that the glass had cut into an artery and she had needed transfusions but although she had felt far from well this morning she was certainly feeling worse now . |
| 4 | You would n't let out things I 've told you in confidence , would you ? ’ |
| 5 | Do you want to tell me in English then we 'll help you . |
| 6 | What I have told you here I have told you in confidence , whether I exacted any promise from you or no , and you can not violate my trust . ’ |