Example sentences of "tell [pron] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Ali , the Deputy Chief of Police , from a town with no Magharba or Zuwaya , told them they had only a little quarrel : they could easily settle it themselves ; if the police intervened it would become more bitter ; they would be wise to make peace ( sulh ) and not to call for judgement . |
| 2 | I told them they did n't know what it was like . |
| 3 | But I told them they did n't want to worry , I would pay for the grin'stone . |
| 4 | The Labour Party says the firm continued trading without insuring holidaymakers ' money , because Mr Heseltine told them they did n't actually NEED insurance . |
| 5 | After a while , I told them we did n't want to be treated this way . |
| 6 | ‘ They told us the Ukrainian single would have gone to number one and we told them we did not want to be number one . |
| 7 | The family called him when Clare started to complain of chest pains in the late afternoon but he did n't come out ; told them she 'd just strained something ; rest and painkillers . |
| 8 | THE PARENTS of runaway schoolgirl Nicola Rogers said today their daughter told them she fled home because of worries about starting a new school . |
| 9 | Gospel truth , gospel truth I talked to I er wrote to them yeah , and I told them I do n't want that that 's out that is . |
| 10 | I looked at loads and told them I did n't like any and I wanted to wear just black . |
| 11 | I told them I did n't like their techniques . |
| 12 | But Mr Curry told them he had specifically asked to take the debate as there were many sheep farmers in his Skipton and Ripon constituency . |
| 13 | But police say both youths ran off after the man told them he did n't believe the gun was real . |
| 14 | and then you told me what to put in on the plated through and stuff ! |
| 15 | ‘ The Doctor told me something amusing earlier , ’ she said . |
| 16 | ’ Why ’ Frejji was saying , ’ somebody told me they saw just about the nastiest bunch , come in lately . |
| 17 | I went downstairs and they told me they had just got married . |
| 18 | In the big front room the flags were as good as new — no wear at all — and Hannah told me it had only been used for funerals and pig-killings . |
| 19 | She told me it added up to thousands and I had to pay her back by giving her my salary for the next ten years . |
| 20 | " I sorry , " he said once again , in a hopeless voice that told me I had n't convinced him . |
| 21 | And something told me I had n't behaved too well . |
| 22 | After the receptionist picked herself off the floor she told me I had better call in the fire brigade . ’ |
| 23 | There was a printed card fixed above the doorbell which told me I had about ten minutes before visiting times were up . |
| 24 | Terry rightly told me I went down the wrong I was looking for names rather than the dots . |
| 25 | ‘ But Mrs Aitken told me I 'd just missed him , so I got her to make me a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 26 | Cos he thought I 'd , I 'd smoke it , I was smoking and he did n't like it and then erm he told me I do n't wan na talk to you any more , blah , blah , blah , all that rubbish . |
| 27 | And if anybody says you should be calling him Uncle Adam you can say no I do n't need to because he told me I did n't alright ? |
| 28 | ‘ You told me you had n't been using any different chemicals , Bob . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ At my house you told me you did n't drink . |
| 30 | They told me you did n't stay there long — you were taken ill , were n't you ? ’ |