Example sentences of "tell you [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Look , I 've promised I 'll tell ye the story of that family , and after dinner I will .
2 ‘ I could tell you a thing or two about the Countess of Warwick and letters from King Teddy .
3 They will not tell you a lot about what 's going to make him tick as an adult , except that he might be good at a particular academic subject . ’
4 And no-one can tell you a word more than that . ’
5 ‘ Perhaps I should tell you a little about myself , Mrs Wilson , ’ he said when the maid had gone , ‘ … a little about my family and Elsie 's place in it and how I come to be looking for her after such a long time . ’
6 The old tortoise addressed him : ‘ Hey , there , I 'll tell you a secret .
7 I found this difficult to believe but , before I continue , I will tell you a little about myself .
8 As any woman could tell you a change of clothes or hairstyle can instantly change the way people think about you .
9 Now he felt playful : he kept tickling the cushion next to him and saying , ‘ Come here , come here , little Eva , and let me tell you a secret . ’
10 It can tell you a lot about speechreading .
11 ‘ I 'll tell you a Bible story meself In me own way .
12 ‘ I could tell you a few tales about yon place , ’ she remarked , jerking her head in the direction of Dudley House .
13 ‘ I shall tell you a little more of your background — acquaint you perchance with certain knowledge to which I am privy .
14 Properly set up and organised it can tell you a great deal about your business and in particular your customers .
15 Let me tell you a story .
16 Let me tell you a story : a prostitute was attacked by a young man in the back yard of a large block of flats in London .
17 About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist .
18 ‘ I 'll tell you a funny story about that ’ .
19 I know that all my readers are keen to know about the knitting in Australia , but it was a working holiday , and I must tell you a little about the ‘ holiday ’ .
20 If not , I will tell you a little about it .
21 There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’
22 Let me tell you a little story .
23 Wait till I 've cut it and we 're all sat down with a piece , and I 'll tell you a story .
24 Dandelion will tell you a story of El-ahrairah .
25 I could tell you a lot about resort children .
26 Shall I tell you a secret ?
27 ‘ I 'll tell you a true story .
28 and I probably wo n't stop I 'll just tell you a different way .
29 ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’
30 ‘ I can tell you a bit about your uncle if you like , ’ she said aloud .
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