Example sentences of "[be] tell [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | That , in itself , was not unusual ; but for once he had been told nothing of the reason for the meeting . |
| 2 | But even had I been told something of the nature of their relationship , I am not sure that I would have understood or believed , or felt betrayed . |
| 3 | Colin Pawson , the Royal Mail 's head of philatelic marketing , has been telling me of the energy stored in the gum on the back . |
| 4 | IAN KNOX of Ardglass has been telling me of the hazards of his favourite pastime , riding penny-farthing bicycles . |
| 5 | All I can do is to tell them of the number and variety involved , and point them to some background reading . |
| 6 | Churchill was telling everyone of the dangers in Europe but no one would listen . |
| 7 | A senior man in the Ministry of Defence was telling us of the ‘ battle for hearts and minds ’ which his department is conducting among the people of the border villages . |