Example sentences of "[pron] tell [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 2 | Shall I tell you a secret ? |
| 3 | Shall I tell you a story of how God made things in the beginning , a true story ? |
| 4 | ‘ Shall I tell you a secret ? ’ he was saying . |
| 5 | Did n't I tell you a woman in the bed is worth two at the table ? ’ |
| 6 | Dad , shall I tell you a joke ? |
| 7 | Dad , shall I tell you a joke ? |
| 8 | Shall I , shall I tell you a joke about my car ? |
| 9 | Wo n't someone tell me a story ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me a minute ago ? ’ |
| 11 | Can you tell me a way to get these dreadful pictures out of my head ? |
| 12 | Now it was a anti-tank weapon only you put a bottle in the tube , or a , a container that had got a i a liquid , I 've been trying to think what it is , can you tell me a liquid that bursts into fl flame when it 's exposed ? |
| 13 | ‘ Will you tell me a bit about the Suvarovs ? |
| 14 | And you said you just chose the three most vascular , could you tell me a bit more |
| 15 | Can you tell me a little bit more about this school that you went to ? |
| 16 | And er , could you tell me a little bit about your family ? |
| 17 | And can you tell me a bit about your mother , did she ever work , at all ? |
| 18 | Now er Now could you tell me a little bit about your school life ? |
| 19 | Can you tell me a little bit about your family ? |
| 20 | Er could you tell me a little bit about the schools you went to ? |
| 21 | Could you tell me a bit about that ? |
| 22 | Now can you tell me a bit about you your your journey down there ? |
| 23 | But can you tell me a reason why everyone else on the Base must die to protect your secret ? ’ |
| 24 | Can you tell me a bit about the organization and what its aims |
| 25 | Will you tell me a little about the erm the campaigns you 've the erm the free erm travel on the buses |
| 26 | Then , taking a deep breath as if she were about to plunge into a pool of unknown depth and temperature — which , perhaps , she was — she continued , ‘ But could you tell me a bit more about what the work would entail ? ’ |
| 27 | Could you tell me a little bit about when you first moved to Harlow , because it interests me very much the fact , I did n't , I was n't aware that you lived in a , house that was |
| 28 | Could you tell me a bit more about that , because I do n't know anything at all about utility furniture |
| 29 | Would you tell me a wee bit about that ? |
| 30 | Could you tell me a little bit about that ? |