Example sentences of "[noun sg] come to tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " One day a neighbour opposite came to tell me my little boa was hanging over the other side of the railings on our landing . |
| 2 | The craftsmen 's evening once a month on average , one of the craftsman comes to tell us about , the next one is on February the twelfth |
| 3 | One early morning a friend came to tell us that two dead men had been left in the cemetery during the night . |
| 4 | He would not ; no instinct came to tell her he would . |
| 5 | I remember very distinctly the morning when my father came to tell us we had a new baby sister . |
| 6 | She 'd been waiting outside his office for the best part of three hours when his secretary came to tell her that he 'd just phoned in . |
| 7 | But as they approached Kingsbere after a long and tiring day 's journey , a man came to tell them there were no rooms available . |
| 8 | ‘ Before you ses anythin' , ’ said Carrie as Willie stood up , crimson , ‘ we 've jest come to tell you that we 're miserable about you not being in our class and that we still wants you to come round with us like . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Presently the servant came to tell me lunch was ready . |
| 11 | After that she went into service and there she stayed until , when she was about twenty-two years of age , her brother came to tell her he was married and to ask her if she would leave her employer and come to look after his wife who was expecting a baby . |