Example sentences of "tell you a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could tell you a thing or two about the Countess of Warwick and letters from King Teddy . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | And no-one can tell you a word more than that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 5 | The old tortoise addressed him : ‘ Hey , there , I 'll tell you a secret . |
| 6 | I found this difficult to believe but , before I continue , I will tell you a little about myself . |
| 7 | As any woman could tell you a change of clothes or hairstyle can instantly change the way people think about you . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | It can tell you a lot about speechreading . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll tell you a Bible story meself In me own way . |
| 11 | ‘ I could tell you a few tales about yon place , ’ she remarked , jerking her head in the direction of Dudley House . |
| 12 | ‘ I shall tell you a little more of your background — acquaint you perchance with certain knowledge to which I am privy . |
| 13 | Properly set up and organised it can tell you a great deal about your business and in particular your customers . |
| 14 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll tell you a funny story about that ’ . |
| 18 | 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 ’ . |
| 19 | If not , I will tell you a little about it . |
| 20 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 21 | Let me tell you a little story . |
| 22 | Wait till I 've cut it and we 're all sat down with a piece , and I 'll tell you a story . |
| 23 | Dandelion will tell you a story of El-ahrairah . |
| 24 | I could tell you a lot about resort children . |
| 25 | Shall I tell you a secret ? |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll tell you a true story . |
| 27 | and I probably wo n't stop I 'll just tell you a different way . |
| 28 | ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I can tell you a bit about your uncle if you like , ’ she said aloud . |
| 30 | Well I 'll tell you a good story about that , to s , to let you see that it was a well beaten track . |