Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] tell i [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She phoned and told me about your visit this afternoon ; however , I shall reserve the right to be sceptical a while longer . |
| 2 | She loosened up after she 'd had a bit to drink and told me about it . |
| 3 | Crilly wakes and tells me about when he was little and slept in the same room as his father , while his sisters slept with his mother . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you might call and tell me about Donna , ’ Mrs Maybury went on . |
| 5 | Barium was forced down her with only minimal explanation , and when I protested the radiologist swore and told me to ‘ mind my place ’ while the assisting radiographer quickly looked away . |
| 6 | ‘ If this lady is having trouble she should come and tell me about it . ’ |
| 7 | He relaxes and tells me about a new band he is producing . |
| 8 | And I would have got it together if I 'd had time had gone out to work instead of for days on end being unemployed and sitting and telling me about Karen . |
| 9 | ‘ Jenny wrote and told me about it . |
| 10 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 11 | Come and tell me about nursery . |
| 12 | She grimaced and told me about the school playground and how her clothes were wrong . |