Example sentences of "tell me [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind reading At one of my first-ever children shows , the father told me of this mind reading trick which we found worked well with the children . |
| 2 | Well he , he appreciated at the previous table show on the sixth of October and that was a case when it was always you know , because Danny only told me on that night that he could come . |
| 3 | With one of those insights which showed a mind much subtler than that of many of his contemporaries , he had drawn an analogy between logical positivism and surrealism ; but he told me on this occasion that he had once asked A.J. Ayer , as he then was , what political beliefs were compatible with logical positivism : to which the reply had been , not altogether to his surprise , that they would be decidedly left-wing . |
| 4 | Tess , when you told me about that child of ours , my feelings for you became strong again . |
| 5 | You told me about that disaster . |
| 6 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 7 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 8 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 9 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 10 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 11 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 12 | 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 ! ’ |
| 13 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 14 | The old man told me in this connection : |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | ‘ You still have n't told me about this evidence you have against me , ’ Claudia said with an assumed air of indifference . |
| 17 | So — what is it you have n't told me about this man ? ’ |
| 18 | Some of the stories people had told me in that room would make your hair stand on end . |
| 19 | ‘ Why would you have told me in any case ? |
| 20 | ‘ So tell me about this case of yours . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Now tell me about this girl . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ So tell me about this Rose Bowl of yours , ’ he said , leaning back and signalling the waiter for another bottle of wine . |
| 23 | ‘ Tell me about this body . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Tell me about this woman who claims to have seen a large blue car near the scene of the crime . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Now , tell me about this book you are writing . |
| 26 | You tell me about this plant , and I 'll kill you quick — bullet in the head , no more pain . ’ |
| 27 | Tell me about this colleague . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Tell me about this chap , ’ he said . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Erm I mean tell me in more depth how it works |