Example sentences of "tell me [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told me with simple gravity , as a matter decided and not to be discussed , that he had decided to resign his office . |
| 2 | ‘ To see the trash ! ’ he told me with childlike frankness . |
| 3 | A skinny Danish girl , who was washing her clothes in a bucket of pondwater , told me with aristocratic scorn about arriviste wastrels on the next beach who were squandering 90 pence a night on their rooms . |
| 4 | At Dillons , assistant manager Graham Wilson told me with quiet confidence that ‘ at customer service we are good ’ . |
| 5 | I put off going to the doctor but I wish I had n't because my GP immediately knew what was wrong and told me about carpal tunnel syndrome . |
| 6 | He acknowledged this when he told me in fluent English that he wanted to do a post-graduate degree in biology in the States . |
| 7 | She is in the early stages of pregnancy , her belly gently swelling inside her pink dress , and she tells me with obvious delight that she is expecting a summer bambino . |
| 8 | Generally and for the most part they 'll come up with the same sum at the end of the day and if I go to two different philosophers and say , erm can you tell me about free will ? |
| 9 | He 's just got me mad now telling me to good luck . |
| 10 | She kept phoning me up to tell me about Crowded House tickets and that she could n't get any . |