Example sentences of "tell i [pron] [was/were] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Givenchy told me it was the most beautiful coat he ever saw . |
| 2 | The number plate told me it was the same one I 'd followed earlier . |
| 3 | So I went to take the call in some confusion — confusion made worse by haste when Alexander told me it was the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Do you know the reason , the reason Maud phoned to told me it was the most hateful place |
| 5 | She told me I was the only person she could trust , though I often saw her around with other people , misplaced people , I suppose . |
| 6 | ‘ He told me you were the kind of man who might be able to catch up with Vecchi . |
| 7 | Mrs Still who lived there and was born there in 1888 , tells me she was the youngest of twelve . |
| 8 | Oh dear God , Superintendent : do n't tell me it was the sherry . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He 'd tell me I was the nicest woman he 'd ever been with . |
| 10 | PLEASE SETTLE an argument by telling me who was the comedian who used to end his act with the words ‘ That 's yer lot . ’ |