Example sentences of "tale tell [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally it probably had nothing to do with Jacob , but was a local tale told in the region around the Jabbok which somehow found its way into his narrative . |
| 2 | All praise was given to Dean Acheson , the conference chairman , for his handling of the ‘ Reds ’ ; and there were lurid tales told by a reporter who smuggled himself into the Soviets ' rented mansion disguised as a plumber ( ‘ socks and panties dangled … orange peels littered the floors … five to seven beds had been squeezed into every bedroom … ’ ) . |
| 3 | Many are the tales telling of the intelligence and concern shown by creatures of the animal kingdom . |
| 4 | John has some mysterious tales to tell about the castle : ‘ Visitors often say that they can smell newly-baked bread in the drawing room in the eastern tower . |
| 5 | All of us , I am sure , have tales to tell of the anguish and alienation that exists between parents and children . |