Example sentences of "telling [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ From what Superintending Constable Aplin 's been telling me along the way , if we can solve one , we 're likely to find the perpetrator of the other . |
| 2 | But then decided to ignore my actions , started telling me about himself , his latest article , latest book , latest catalogue introduction , latest love . |
| 3 | statistically , I get far more phone calls from record companies , lawyers and very occasionally from publishers telling me about a new act they have just signed . |
| 4 | He was more interested in telling me about the tactics of the attorney general . |
| 5 | ‘ By the way Bill , ’ Yanto turned enquiringly , ‘ has Bert Midgeley still got that motorbike combination you were telling me about ? ’ |
| 6 | Louise , you were telling me about Roger Clarke . |
| 7 | I remember my uncle Tommy Hauxwell , who came to live with us to manage the farm after Father died , telling me about the time Great-Grandad bought a big flock of geese over in Stainmore , which is more than six miles away over the moors . |
| 8 | ‘ I was so suprised when I got the letter telling me about the award that I burst into tears , ’ says Joan , a widow . |
| 9 | DIRECTOR Terence Young has been telling me about his new film project — a suspense movie , Metal Tree , starring close friend Brooke Shields . |
| 10 | JOHN Mortimer has been telling me about his first ever speaking role in Rumpole of the Bailey , his popular television series . |
| 11 | MODEL Sophia Berggren has been telling me about the unusual special effects used for her current Clairol hair colouring advertisement . |
| 12 | ANNA Bergman has been telling me about her best Christmas present — a reconciliation with her father , Swedish film director Ingmar . |
| 13 | When we went , it was really funny , when we went to do the , the talk erm , afterwards when we were all sort of getting together and having a chat , they 're telling me about , they do artificial , they artificial inseminate pigs |
| 14 | ‘ Stuart 's been telling me about you . ’ |
| 15 | Mr Timothy 's telling me about a gypsy girl he and Andrew Manners met today . |
| 16 | " What was it you were telling me about Cowslip ? |
| 17 | She was telling me about Uncle Titch . ’ |
| 18 | Fairfax turns to me : ‘ The laibon is telling me about the lion hunt in which his brother was injured . ’ |
| 19 | You were telling me about your husband . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ But you 're not telling me about it , are you , Cameron ? ’ the DI says , sounding regretful . |
| 21 | ‘ And , say , Curtis was telling me about these things , these weird things . |
| 22 | Do you know , yesterday he was telling me about his past . |
| 23 | I er I nearly fell through the floor a little while ago I was British Gas people and one of them living with this lady and I want to give her half of my lump sum , how can I do to avoid er to effect her income tax or inheritance tax thinking in terms of the inheritance tax limit of a hundred and fifty thousand I said , Well would you mind telling me about how much it will be ? |
| 24 | Yes the er the doctors were very very keen in those days they 'd repo , I remember Doctor telling me about a case on . |
| 25 | And so you were telling me about the twenty six strike . |
| 26 | Is it you were telling me about you you you caught kids sniffing methane was it ? |
| 27 | Erm you were telling me about religion about the fact that you went to church . |
| 28 | Li Yuan was telling me about it yesterday . |
| 29 | Then a long time after that , it was May , and I 'd been the night before , but he was out ( or in bed with someone ? ) and that evening he was in and alone , and we talked some time ( he was telling me about John Minton ) and then he put on an Indian record and we were quiet . |
| 30 | Des was telling me about when they were in training for the Commandos . |