Example sentences of "[vb past] tell me [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He phoned to tell me they found Timmy . ’ |
| 2 | When Mary phoned to tell me he was free I was elated — he might have news of John . |
| 3 | Only I felt bad , because she tried to tell me she felt rotten , and I was just trying to read . " |
| 4 | They tried to tell me he 's too young |
| 5 | Now he 'd told me he was going up to the Cathedral . |
| 6 | ‘ Like a fool , I told her that the only reason I 'd married her was because she 'd told me she was pregnant . |
| 7 | ‘ The last time I went to see a specialist about my knee , I was ready to pack it in if he 'd told me I was facing another year out . |
| 8 | The day you joined up , she came to tell me I 'd driven you to it . ’ |
| 9 | He came to tell me I have a legacy . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Anyway , I did n't realise it was Lori you were protecting , which only goes to show how mixed up you 'd got me , until the note arrived telling me you had the jade . |
| 11 | ‘ And Charles forgot to tell me you were coming here in his place . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You conveniently forgot to tell me she was Nick Wood 's sister . |
| 13 | My mum kept telling me she thought I was spending too much , but I 'd always tell lies about the price of things . |
| 14 | As he has written , ‘ I steeled myself to drive that fast lap in 1975 although my brain kept telling me it was sheer stupidity . |
| 15 | " He kept telling me I could n't get pregnant the first time , but I did . " |
| 16 | Jeffrey kept telling me he was only seeking custody because he wanted me back in the States . |
| 17 | He did tell me they were going . |
| 18 | ‘ Jessica Olinton is in my class at school , and she did tell me she wanted to be a Brownie but her daddy would n't let her . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ She did tell me she has sensitive eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ He did tell me he 'd been to the house , ’ I said . |
| 21 | ‘ Somebody did tell me he thought they might be a tiny bit stronger than us at the moment . |
| 22 | The local weather forecaster had told me we 'd get rain and we did . |
| 23 | ( Vicky had told me she would not be averse to some of the loving attentions she was receiving . ) |
| 24 | He had told me he was going all the way to Stornoway and I could tell that it was quite an event . |
| 25 | From here I found , as I had hoped , that I could see down to the shore at the point where Neil had told me he wanted to work . |
| 26 | I wish someone had told me he was vegetarian : I could have made an omelette . |
| 27 | Benjamin had told me he would return to Le Coq d'Or ; every morning and each evening I went there but no Benjamin . |
| 28 | I acted on what everyone had told me I then asked my friend who had a contact in Tesco 's about it she said well there is one . |
| 29 | ‘ The point is , ’ I continued crossly , ‘ if nobody had told me I was coarse and common , I would n't have thought about it ! ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Dummy ’ Maxwell had told me I had a ‘ hunted look ’ about me . |