Example sentences of "[vb past] to tell i " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I was typing these words , a young friend phoned to tell me about the wonderful summer holiday he had just had with his father . |
| 2 | Later she phoned to tell me how much lighter she felt , as if a burden had somehow been lifted from her shoulders . |
| 3 | He phoned to tell me that he had it shortly after you and Nicky had left . |
| 4 | When Mary phoned to tell me he was free I was elated — he might have news of John . |
| 5 | ‘ He phoned to tell me they found Timmy . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Gibson said : ‘ My wife Pat phoned to tell me what happened and I just packed my bag and got the first flight . ’ |
| 7 | And you promised to tell me why and how it ended . |
| 8 | ‘ You promised to tell me all about it . |
| 9 | They tried to tell me he 's too young |
| 10 | When I asked why , she tried to tell me as gently as she could , but I did n't understand — ‘ Your Pop comes into our room at night . ’ |
| 11 | Only I felt bad , because she tried to tell me she felt rotten , and I was just trying to read . " |
| 12 | She also tried to tell me there was n't any prejudice in the school . |
| 13 | I sat with her and she tried to tell me something . |
| 14 | The day you joined up , she came to tell me I 'd driven you to it . ’ |
| 15 | Someone who was there came to tell me tonight . ’ |
| 16 | After I had recovered from the anaesthetic the house officer came to tell me that while I had been anaesthetised the senior registrar had in fact examined me internally . |
| 17 | " One day a neighbour opposite came to tell me my little boa was hanging over the other side of the railings on our landing . |
| 18 | They came to tell me that you 'd gone under before they could help you . |
| 19 | Presently the servant came to tell me lunch was ready . |
| 20 | And so , before Reldresal came to tell me of my punishment , I went to the north of Lilliput , where our ships lay . |
| 21 | What was it you came to tell me yesterday ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well , if that 's all you came to tell me , then you wo n't mind my pointing out that I am rather busy … ’ |
| 23 | He came to tell me I have a legacy . ’ |
| 24 | I think he came to tell me that we should go to Ireland and that we would be OK . ’ |
| 25 | Nathan was awestruck with the audacity of it all , but when he turned to tell me how impressed he was I was asleep . |
| 26 | You forgot to tell me how much I owe . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ And Charles forgot to tell me you were coming here in his place . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You conveniently forgot to tell me she was Nick Wood 's sister . |
| 29 | ‘ He telephoned to tell me about it … he was very angry when he saw you with that book and I could tell that he had said things he should not have said . ’ |
| 30 | Later Seddon telephoned to tell me that a young man — actually a volunteer from the Metropolitan police — had duly appeared at Southend , and had been remanded for a week . |