Example sentences of "was telling [pers pn] about [det] " in BNC.
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1 | The Indian was telling him about this little fish that lives in the river and — you can guess the rest ! ! ! |
2 | Anyway our Darren came in , and I 'm gon na forget Darren came to the caravan and I was telling him about these wet sheets and beds and the mirrors done and what I was doing there and Oh he said and about the mattress he said and I said to him mattress , it 's still the same mattress . |
3 | and I was telling them about that Indian or Asian doctor at the City Hospital in the Maternity unit . |
4 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
5 | ‘ And , say , Curtis was telling me about these things , these weird things . |
6 | My boss was telling me about some old boy right he had a beard for all his life yeah ? |
7 | So everybody was telling me about this so I went away over and had a look at it . |
8 | She teaches English , and she was telling me about this don who 's disappeared . |
9 | Oh yeah I I was telling you about that song was n't I . |
10 | I erm oh I was telling you about those till shorts ! |
11 | Derek was telling us about some roustabout 's wife who will flit back in with her mother every fortnight . |