Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even , for instance , what you told me a few weeks back ? |
| 2 | just told me a few minutes ago ! |
| 3 | ‘ What I ca n't understand is that Helen told me the same thing . |
| 4 | WE TOLD you a few weeks back that multi-million pound striker Marco Gabbiadini was on the way out at Derby . |
| 5 | So it 's very likely she told you a few fibs . |
| 6 | ‘ I told you the same thing . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I told him a few home truths , but it was a waste of breath , there was nothing I could do . ’ |
| 8 | As soon as he got home , the telephone was ringing and she told him the same thing many times . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're a genius Lissa , ’ Adam told her a few minutes later . |
| 10 | When his wife returned , Linkworth told her the same believable story and she accepted it completely . |
| 11 | According to what Texas Instruments Inc told us a few weeks ago ( UX No 405 ) , it certainly had the chips . |
| 12 | They told us a few months ago . |
| 13 | Its object was to reduce disparity in sentences of imprisonment , and to remove the difficulty which judges faced when Parliament had told them no more than the maximum sentence for a particular crime : see Reflections on the English Sentencing System by Professor Sir Rupert Cross , Child & Co . |
| 14 | Michel 's told me a few things about himself ; he comes from a family of lawyers and administrators . |
| 15 | Malpass had told me a few more bits of the story ; not enough to know what was really going on but just enough to make me feel uncomfortable . |
| 16 | And my elder brother , he had told me the same thing — ‘ Babi , you are not listening to us so we are not responsible for anything . ’ |
| 17 | I 've told him no more sex till he gets back into shape . ’ |
| 18 | The boy genius had been singularly unforthcoming and had told her no more regarding his revolutionary schemes . |
| 19 | I think Cowslip 's told us no more than the truth . |
| 20 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
| 21 | Probably tell you the same thing a different way . |
| 22 | I tell you the same way , there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents , than over ninety nine righteous persons who need no repentance . |
| 23 | What he needed was someone to get him by the scruff of the neck , tell him a few home truths and offer emotional stability . |
| 24 | Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths . |
| 25 | The Italian , French and Austrian industry ministers tell us the same . |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps not , ’ a fresh voice drawled , ‘ but you can tell me a few preliminary conclusions . |
| 27 | Your mum did tell me a few weeks ago |
| 28 | ‘ I could tell you a few tales about yon place , ’ she remarked , jerking her head in the direction of Dudley House . |
| 29 | That would tell you a few things . |
| 30 | He says to her aye , he says , I could tell you a few things about Fiona that 'll make your hair curl . |