Example sentences of "to tell me [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do n't try to tell me everybody in the class can spell that word . |
| 2 | I 've come to you because I want you to tell me everything you can about Mr Hatton with particular reference to anything you may know about the source of his income . ’ |
| 3 | Because it is possible to turn the regressed patient into an observer rather than into someone undergoing the experience she was able to tell me everything that had happened in precise detail . |
| 4 | She 'd come every two weeks to see me , she used to tell me everything that was going on with Natasha , and we built a very strong relationship up . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll probably have to pump him , he refused to be explicit on the phone so I do n't think he 's keen to tell me everything . |
| 6 | " I 'd like you to tell me everything you can about it . " |
| 7 | But you 've got to tell me everything now . |
| 8 | Was the speaker trying to tell me something or was I in the first stages of paranoia ? |
| 9 | ‘ It kind of wanted to tell me something . |
| 10 | His face was agonized and he was trying to tell me something . |
| 11 | ‘ You must be joking , ’ she said , and began to tell me something of her experience as a black girl in a predominantly white city : of the boutique manageress who said to her assistant , ‘ Watch that black girl — they pinch things . ’ |
| 12 | He said he had asked many times before , but he needed to tell me something first . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure it was trying to tell me something , ’ whispered Maud to Enid . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's equally possible , sir , that she knows all about it and may well choose to tell me something . |
| 15 | MAURICE : Are you trying to tell me something , Aunt ? |
| 16 | He was going to tell me something , now he 's having another little think . |
| 17 | " He was going to tell me something , he said . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you trying to tell me something about my sex appeal ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You wanted to tell me something ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You promised Dana not to tell me something , ’ she said , wondering if he could actually hear her heart breaking . |
| 21 | ‘ I think not ; I have no time , even if I would allow you to tell me something you 've promised to keep secret . ’ |
| 22 | I sat with her and she tried to tell me something . |
| 23 | ‘ You were going to tell me something of Kirtlington , were you not ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It would have to play up just as Sybil was going to tell me something important , ’ she complained . |
| 25 | His face looked old and crumpled and sad , and , as he picked up his glass again , I had the strong sensation he was about to tell me something I did n't want to hear . |
| 26 | ‘ Are youse trying to tell me something , Rory ? ’ |
| 27 | Do you know , I really thought he was going to tell me something , but his protuberant eyes refused to meet mine . |
| 28 | ‘ I had my two dogs with me and on hindsight one of them was trying to tell me something , ’ he said . |
| 29 | look your sisters trying to tell me something about the television , well the televisions not switched on though |
| 30 | I do n't know if somebody 's trying to tell me something , but they 've made me number thirteen . |