Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] tell [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got I told you the about a different bana . |
| 2 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 3 | I want you to tell me a few things and then I 'll let you go back to sleep , all right ? ’ |
| 4 | Now I want you to tell me the important part — why the hell are you so desperate that you 'll go to this extent in order to get your hands on the bequest ? |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Let me tell you a little story . |
| 9 | ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’ |
| 10 | Well , let me tell you a short story . |
| 11 | And , having established the fact that formalities were at an end , he went on , ‘ Let me tell you a little about tomorrow . |
| 12 | Let me tell you a little more about a couple of them . |
| 13 | Let me tell you a little bit about the history . |
| 14 | ‘ Let me tell you a little bit about Domino , ’ he cut in deeply . |
| 15 | ‘ Let me tell you the story . |
| 16 | Let me tell you the rules of the game . |
| 17 | Let me tell you the word there spreading is that you have vowed to kill all everybody . |
| 18 | Let me tell you the sort of guys I 've been dealing with for years . ’ |
| 19 | Let me tell you an anecdote , insert a bitable narrative McNugget into your fast mind , that will illustrate this point . |
| 20 | They believed in the myth and Diana could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth . |
| 21 | I should now like to take a look at your suitability for this particular job , ’ or ‘ If we could move on from your qualifications I 'd like you to tell me a little more about your personal interests and hobbies ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ And Harold , ’ said Charles in a firmer tone , ‘ I very much appreciate your telling me the news so kindly . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | MR RICHARDS : First of all I d like you to tell me a bit about what you 've been doing . |
| 25 | We 've only got two now , but they like us to tell them the details of the day . ’ |
| 26 | Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 27 | ‘ I reckon she told him the youngest boy was his worked on him that way . |
| 28 | ( For instance , one veteran listed a pair of jogging shoes left behind on the islands among his painful memories : another recalled a letter he wrote to his girlfriend from the trenches , asking her to tell me the truth , if she did n't love me any more or was going out with another boy ’ . ) ’ |
| 29 | ‘ You mean her telling him the way she did ? ’ |
| 30 | I guessed where she had been , but I made her tell me the whole story . |