Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] about this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I told them about this job I 'd done here . |
| 2 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 3 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 5 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 6 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 7 | This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’ |
| 8 | Charles reproved her for rushing on ahead of his story , and told her about this Sergeant lurking within like a spider waiting for a juicy fly . |
| 9 | When she told us about this visit , she hoped it would be centred around a seminar , funded by the Romanian government , at which tutors would be trained to teach machine knitting to young people whose chances of employment near their own homes were otherwise remote . |
| 10 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 11 | So — what is it you have n't told me about this man ? ’ |
| 12 | Mitch looked stunned and she felt an incredible burst of guilt that she had not told him about this girl 's problem . |
| 13 | Just tell them about this product , what it can do , and I assure you of the results . |
| 14 | ‘ So tell me about this case of yours . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Now tell me about this girl . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So tell me about this Rose Bowl of yours , ’ he said , leaning back and signalling the waiter for another bottle of wine . |
| 17 | ‘ Tell me about this body . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Tell me about this woman who claims to have seen a large blue car near the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 20 | You tell me about this plant , and I 'll kill you quick — bullet in the head , no more pain . ’ |
| 21 | Tell me about this colleague . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Tell me about this chap , ’ he said . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Whatever you do , do n't tell them about this lot . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | So I thought I 'd tell you about this bit of niceness — and no , there 's not a free Bettencourt signature model in it for me . |
| 29 | I have given a great deal of thought as to how much I should actually tell you about this period and what just to leave to your imagination . |
| 30 | ‘ Let me tell you about this guy , ’ said Harvey pointing a thumb at me . |