Example sentences of "[verb] to tell [pers pn] about [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |
| 2 | This leaflet is designed to tell you about the Association and how to join . |
| 3 | Another potential voter starts to tell him about the car that went through his garden wall . |
| 4 | One day Mr Bumble came to tell them about a woman who had died in an extremely poor part of the town , and Sowerberry and Oliver went to collect the body . |
| 5 | ‘ He came to tell us about the arrangements , it was n't very well organised |
| 6 | Dear Sir , I 'm just writing to tell you about the fun we had when everyone saw Albie 's ( Mr Misery ) photo in the Echo . |
| 7 | Waiting to tell us about a victory for Bicester over Milton in the Hellenic League premier cup ; Bicester two , they 're going so well at the moment , Milton nil ; Charlie Rawling . |
| 8 | Got to tell him about the party . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you really going to tell them about the dream ? ’ |
| 10 | When she saw them she was going to tell them about the tea and in the same breath demand to know what they had found and why Cobalt had anticipated finding anything in the Villa Fiesole . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , no , she 's going to tell me about the time when she arrived at King ‘ s Cross station , pregnant , with a wage-packet in her pocket and no home . ’ |
| 12 | He said , ‘ But you were going to tell me about the business . ’ |
| 13 | Oh I did n't te forgot to tell you about the taxi guy who came . |
| 14 | I wish I could talk longer because I 'd like to tell you about the lungs , but er , time 's still . |
| 15 | ‘ Remember to tell them about the hair , ’ Cal added . |
| 16 | This time when he slid the door back , she moved towards him , as if expecting him to let her pass , beginning to tell him about the incident at the Dragon Cloud , the wicker basket of leftovers from the teahouse held out before her . |
| 17 | But I hardly like to tell you about the disaster that befell Angela within the next few minutes . |
| 18 | Your captain , Seru , was here earlier this morning and began to tell him about the holes in the AOL . |
| 19 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 20 | Undermining his mother 's social prestige was-one thing , having to tell her about the book himself was another . |
| 21 | Once LIFESPAN knows about the media types , you can then proceed to tell it about the units on which these media types can be used . |
| 22 | He weighed up what he needed to tell her about the shapechangers and theft of the nuclear device . |
| 23 | ‘ Supposing I offer to tell them about the Feargach Grian ? ’ |
| 24 | Mr Major got off to a stickier start with President Mitterrand , who neglected to tell him about the Gulf peace plan that France was about to launch in mid-January . |
| 25 | Days later I realised he was trying to tell me about the Brighton bombing ; it had occurred the same morning . |
| 26 | Then I had to tell her about the visit — about most of it — from Sergia and her cohorts . |
| 27 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 28 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't want to tell her about the light in the locked room , or about Mr Ross . |
| 30 | Mr , do you want to tell us about the delights of Hartlepool |