Example sentences of "asked me to tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just told him something Mrs Gotobed asked me to tell him . |
| 2 | Herman asked me to tell them all about Greece — but I had more sense than to do so . |
| 3 | ‘ Dr Jones asked me to tell you he was off to tea . |
| 4 | Pat said , carefully , " He asked me to tell you not to come down . " |
| 5 | He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation . |
| 6 | ‘ They asked me to tell you , ’ Adam lied . |
| 7 | He asked me to tell you , I think because he ca n't bear to talk about it . |
| 8 | ‘ The director wants to see you right away , Marianne , and Dane asked me to tell you he 'll be down in just a few minutes , Shae , to finish off his costume fitting . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've been to see your husband , ’ she said — I did n't like that at all — ‘ and he asked me to tell you that if you do n't return home by the end of the week he is going to join forces with Kirsty Bull : she 's coming to live in and look after your children . ’ |
| 10 | He asked me to tell you . |
| 11 | I thought at the time she made nought of it , but back last summer , like you say , round August bank 'oliday , she came to see me and asked me to tell 'er everything I remembered 'bout the day of the explosion . |