Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] tell [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he felt playful : he kept tickling the cushion next to him and saying , ‘ Come here , come here , little Eva , and let me tell you a secret . ’ |
| 2 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Let me tell you the story . |
| 6 | Let me tell you the word there spreading is that you have vowed to kill all everybody . |
| 7 | Let me tell you the sort of guys I 've been dealing with for years . ’ |
| 8 | Let me tell you an anecdote , insert a bitable narrative McNugget into your fast mind , that will illustrate this point . |
| 9 | ‘ And Harold , ’ said Charles in a firmer tone , ‘ I very much appreciate your telling me the news so kindly . |
| 10 | We get people you say well I , you know somebody told me a couple of months back how to use the diary system by you know putting the note in and then dating it when you want to remind yourself been in the company ten years you know all this sort of stuff and it 's just useful bits you know the whole and all this sort of stuff . |
| 11 | MR RICHARDS : First of all I d like you to tell me a bit about what you 've been doing . |
| 12 | Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 13 | ‘ You mean her telling him the way she did ? ’ |
| 14 | During the afternoon drinking in Barcelona , I ask him to tell me a joke . |
| 15 | Now do you tell me the story you had from Lady Usk , or do I go to the old witch myself ? ’ |
| 16 | well , the , I think it tells you a bit does n't it ? , it means |
| 17 | Have I told you the story ? |
| 18 | ‘ To answer that , ’ the old man said , ‘ I need you to tell me the story of your girlhood . |