Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [indef pn] about [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ Do n't tell them anything about this , ’ begged Miss Watson , with sudden agitation . |
| 2 | Please could you tell me something about this fish , such as how large will it get , so that I can prepare for rehousing it ? |
| 3 | I wonder if you could tell me something about this . |
| 4 | Can you tell me anything about that ? |
| 5 | Can you tell me anything about that ? |
| 6 | Teacher : Can you tell me anything about these castles then ? |
| 7 | Could you tell me anything about this vehicle ? |
| 8 | ‘ Just between you and me , ’ said Dame Edna cosily , ‘ I 'll tell you something about that woman . |
| 9 | And he will if you 'd like to come along and speak to him individually afterwards he will tell you something about that . |
| 10 | ‘ When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |
| 11 | When a site is looted , it is not the loss of the artefacts which is the real tragedy , it is the loss of their context which can tell us everything about those objects . |
| 12 | Their value for the reader lies in enlarging or changing our perceptions , in helping us to break out from a deadening routine ; in short , the carnivalesque : ‘ The prophets of extremity put up a distorting mirror against our world — but one which properly attended to , can tell us something about that world , and about the possibilities of changing it , or changing ourselves . ’ |
| 13 | He does n't tell us anything about that side of things but I ca n't imagine him ever finishing with someone . |