Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] tell me that " in BNC.
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1 | No , so she told me that |
2 | It 's not that bad , it 's just that red and green are fairly important colours to people who try to wave down planes and things like that , so they told me that being a pilot was definitely out . |
3 | ‘ The business I 've just bought is on the rocks , and you tell me that 's lucky ? ’ |
4 | And she told me that , while working at another bank , she had once been summoned to an office four flights away . |
5 | I had no idea that it was Martin until you told me that morning . |
6 | we 're still involved , and they tell me that life on a fire station is still very pleasant so I 'm sure it must be . |
7 | But he told me that , in the eyes of the law , theft is actually a lesser charge than handling stolen goods If there were n't people handling stolen goods then nobody would nick things in the first place . |
8 | When you told me that night in Harcourt Street those things about your private life , honest to God , Stevie , I was not able to eat my dinner . |
9 | Myra sobbed as she told me that , although many men were attracted to her — and she to them — as soon as the relationship reached the stage of even the most innocent physical contact , such as a gentle kiss or even holding hands , something in her forced her to draw back and run away from the situation . |