Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | I remembered , however , that my father had told me of this sort of thing happening in the past , and the sands had always returned over the following few weeks and months . |
| 32 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 33 | So — what is it you have n't told me about this man ? ’ |
| 34 | Some of the stories people had told me in that room would make your hair stand on end . |
| 35 | ‘ Why would you have told me in any case ? |
| 36 | Mitch looked stunned and she felt an incredible burst of guilt that she had not told him about this girl 's problem . |
| 37 | He had told her of that morning 's meeting between the local Tories and Norman Fowler . |
| 38 | Just tell them about this product , what it can do , and I assure you of the results . |
| 39 | ‘ So tell me about this case of yours . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ Now tell me about this girl . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ So tell me about this Rose Bowl of yours , ’ he said , leaning back and signalling the waiter for another bottle of wine . |
| 42 | ‘ Tell me about this body . ’ |
| 43 | ‘ Tell me about this woman who claims to have seen a large blue car near the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 45 | You tell me about this plant , and I 'll kill you quick — bullet in the head , no more pain . ’ |
| 46 | Tell me about this colleague . ’ |
| 47 | ‘ Tell me about this chap , ’ he said . |
| 48 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 49 | Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works |
| 50 | They only tell you about that bit . |
| 51 | Well again , I , I , I had to do it as a kid but I did n't afterwards but er , I er , tell you about this chap and I even went back and told him . |
| 52 | I tell you in all candour that the option no longer exists , and that , insofar as it ever did exist , it only worked on each occasion since the war by injecting a bigger dose of inflation into the economy , followed by a higher level of unemployment as the next step . ’ ? |
| 53 | Pat was having an affair — and in a crowded restaurant , he asked her at the top of the sentorian Williams voice : ‘ Well tell us about this man you 're having the affair with then . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ Whatever you do , do n't tell them about this lot . ’ |
| 55 | Few words had passed between them over the past week , and now she could see that it was with an effort he said , ‘ Your mother tells me about this idea of hers . |
| 56 | There are undoubtedly higher mountains to climb , but something tells me underneath that Beatle wig lies a trace of genius . |
| 57 | There are undoubtedly higher mountains to climb , but something tells me underneath that Beatle wig lies a trace of genius . |
| 58 | Could you tell me of any water proofing kit for my 1987 One Ten . |
| 59 | Now of what we 've been doing today with fractions was there any of it that you 're not quite sure of and you think , But could you just tell me about that bit again . |
| 60 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about that job . ’ |