Example sentences of "[adv] i tell [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 So I tell him about the search for her , and he sits and listens .
2 So I told them about the C in Mister C. I said ‘ It 's C as in E equals MC 2 .
3 So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … .
4 Over a cup of tea in the departure lounge he asked about the red rose I had placed by the wall , and so I told him of the red , white and blue wreath at Bayeux , of the other red roses on the graves of the crew , and of the ‘ Peace ’ rose which we had brought from England .
5 ‘ That would be nice , but sha n't I tell you about the Fire Country of Fael-Inis now ? ’
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