Example sentences of "i [verb] tell [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to tell her about the horrible man on the doorstep but she would n't listen . |
| 2 | They 've given me a major interrogation — I 'd told you about the Englishman — that 's what I should have been working on , not an idiot fire . |
| 3 | If I 'd told you about the entry earlier on it might have lulled you into a false sense of complacency . |
| 4 | Mr Connon when I arrived told me about the letter Jenny received and also about your warning to him that there might be phone calls also . |
| 5 | ‘ Supposing I offer to tell them about the Feargach Grian ? ’ |
| 6 | Then I had to tell her about the visit — about most of it — from Sergia and her cohorts . |
| 7 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 8 | I had to tell you about the risk , but I 've done this operation on bitches who were older than Sandy , and they were all successful . ’ |
| 9 | Why had she nearly fainted when I had told her about the letter ? |
| 10 | This kind of thing has an unsettling effect on a player but fortunately David is a level-headed lad and I 've told him about the latest situation . |
| 11 | To explain why that aspect interested me particularly I have to tell you about the Butcher . |
| 12 | But I mean , when you think of the amount of people in this block that 's bought their house and the state that the building 's in , I mean , I have told them in the corporation that a lick of paint would nah do it any harm . |