Example sentences of "tell each [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They read some of his books together , and told each other stories . |
| 2 | They tell each other stories ( Sprugg is a poet , like Rodolfo ) ; they flirt harmlessly , get quietly drunk , but they do n't swear and they do n't you-know-what — it 's a family show , in fact , though any child would faint with boredom . |
| 3 | And , as I stressed earlier , the props for such beliefs come from within the black community : black kids tell each other stories about how difficult it is to get a decent job if you are black and , in a self-fulfilling way , it does becomes difficult . |
| 4 | We have intentions , feel pain , and tell each other things . |
| 5 | The women sit in circles talking , they are passing telegrams along battle lines , telling each other stories that will not put them to sleep , recognising allies under the disguise of femininity , no longer smuggling ammunition over back garden walls . |
| 6 | They sit staring into the sun and telling each other stories . |
| 7 | They appeared in buoyant spirits , and seemed to be telling each other jokes . |
| 8 | They spent the whole round telling each other jokes . |
| 9 | … to tell each other stories about cannibals and cowboys , path finders , volcanoes and African mirages . |