Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the train as we rode past the spines of Manhattan to the flat rooftops of Brooklyn , he told me something of his travels in north America , indeed , he had been much further west than Jersey City , even beyond Chicago . |
| 2 | After asking how I was getting on he told me something of the worries of a Party leader in days when there are no deep political convictions to divide men of good will . |
| 3 | At that first meeting he told me something about himself . |
| 4 | I never knew Griffith himself but Sir Ben Lockspeiser , who acted as Griffith 's assistant at this time , told me something about the circumstances under which the work was done . |
| 5 | ‘ The pathologist who did the autopsy on the body of the man told me something about the effects of nerve gases . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's dated July 15th — just over a year ago — and he writes : ‘ Today father told me something about himself which I can scarcely believe . |
| 7 | Did Susan , Susan told me something about it , what did Susan say to you ? |
| 8 | Oh Duane told me something about Nick or Nicky . |
| 9 | Somebody told me something like he was ‘ of the City ’ but not ‘ in it ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ And Mrs McDougall told you something about him that changed your minds ? ’ |
| 11 | It told you something about the standard of the England game when coverage of the Wales game continued until the end , even though we scored 3 more in that time . |
| 12 | No I do n't know what it was but Catherine was t telling me the other day about how erm oh I told you something about that and you t and you t were talking to her about it . |
| 13 | Well somebody told him something about Texas . |
| 14 | Ruth told her something of the situation between herself and her cousins . |
| 15 | It 's high time the label told us something of the state of a pot plant 's native habitat , as well as which windowsill to grow it on . |
| 16 | Then I need to think about all the strangeness that happened to you as a child ; my firstborn son has already told me something of your life , and of the questions you have for me . ’ |
| 17 | How do you expect me to go to sleep after you 've told me something like that ? |
| 18 | I 've told you something of the plan — ‘ |
| 19 | So I I hope I 've told you something about the history of the house . |
| 20 | He had lived with miracles and wonderments all his life , ever since his uncle had told him something about the family 's history and the eternal presence of Seth in their lives . |
| 21 | The Doc had told her something of the sort as he died . |
| 22 | Tell me something about yourself . |
| 23 | Tell me something about your urinal which you sent to the Independents Exhibition , signed R. Mutt ? |
| 24 | ‘ Tell me something about her life . ’ |
| 25 | Tell me something about yourself first . |
| 26 | And now that you 've finished bolting your food , tell me something about yourself . |
| 27 | ’ ‘ It 's funny to think that just this afternoon I had the idea of getting poor old Eddy to come over to the Gates and tell me something about himself … |
| 28 | Tell me something of the hours you used to work at that time . |
| 29 | Tell me something in the last eight years that I 've said . |
| 30 | ‘ Tell me something in the last eight years that I 've said . |