Example sentences of "[pers pn] a story " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've brought you a story . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm going to tell you a story . |
| 3 | I 'm telling you a story , you remember that . |
| 4 | To write of you a story of such mervayle |
| 5 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 6 | Let me tell you a story : a prostitute was attacked by a young man in the back yard of a large block of flats in London . |
| 7 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 8 | Wait till I 've cut it and we 're all sat down with a piece , and I 'll tell you a story . |
| 9 | Dandelion will tell you a story of El-ahrairah . |
| 10 | If I tell you a story you 'd have to agree to tell it to somebody else . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd like to tell you a story . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'll read you a story if you like , ’ she said , mischievously flicking at his cap . |
| 13 | ‘ No , I 'm not here to tell you a story . |
| 14 | ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story . ’ |
| 16 | I 'll tell you a story about erm erm a girl from , she was on service in with erm Sir John , Sir John and Lady . |
| 17 | No I I , she had a machine , we had a sewing machine , I could tell you a story about that but I wo n't . |
| 18 | Well they got these blacklegs and I could tell you a story about that as well . |
| 19 | Shall I tell you a story of how God made things in the beginning , a true story ? |
| 20 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
| 21 | So I 'll tell you a story — a parable , perhaps — suitable for your life journey . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Mr Bodenland can tell you a story about little children and graves , ’ Shelley told her . |
| 23 | Now , I was gon na tell you a story but I 'll not . |
| 24 | Er , I 'll tell you a story and I 'll let you play a game . |
| 25 | Jack let me tell you , I 'll tell you a story shall I ? |
| 26 | So , off you go , and I 'll be through to read you a story in a few minutes . ’ |
| 27 | Erm I 'd like to tell you a story about a vision of Ministry in East Wales . |
| 28 | When I 'm about to tell you a story , I thought to myself well stories that Jesus used to tell were parables and when I looked at them in the bible they had a kingdom meaning to them . |
| 29 | And I thought to myself yes , I 'll tell you a story ! |
| 30 | I 'll tell you a story about a place I went |