Example sentences of "tell me [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr Newley told me to do the RTI expense sheet this morning . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 've been to see the referee and he told me to ask the linesman because it was his decision . |
| 3 | Tiriac is still miffed that the ATP final did not come to Stuttgart : ‘ The ATP told me to join the auction , but I am too good to have to do that . ’ |
| 4 | I contacted schools , newspapers and magazines for young women willing to fill in a questionnaire or be interviewed about self-image , and what they told me forms the main part of this book . |
| 5 | When I ran in Pinsk in 1985 , children in the street started to follow me , until officials told me to use a park . |
| 6 | He told me to use a call box . ’ |
| 7 | Cos you just told me to use a wee bit of it . |
| 8 | On one sunny afternoon , when running and feeding a platen-machine ( by hand ) and sweating profusely owing to the heat , the rattle of the front-door bell told me to attend the counter . |
| 9 | She told me to lift the lid , and there inside were packed hundreds of balls of different coloured wool . |
| 10 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 11 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 12 | ‘ You told me to take the Riverton file down to the vault . |
| 13 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
| 14 | No , no one told me getting the push , just said we were getting a new one so I mean that must have meant that we that he had n't Commiserations , but never mind |
| 15 | He told me to leave the track . |
| 16 | Emil told me to collect the champagne glasses , pour the water and put a pot of breadsticks on each table . |
| 17 | Nobody told me to become a stand-up comedian and nobody told me to go on the fucking telly . ’ |
| 18 | The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine . |
| 19 | He told me to adopt the Perry Como technique . |
| 20 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 21 | I did a 50% water change and phoned the manufacturer who told me to keep an eye on things . |
| 22 | ‘ Bring nothing with you , ’ she had advised and , laughing uproariously , told me to keep the taxi window up . |
| 23 | ‘ They got down to forty-five-second intervals , and I asked Gabrielle if she 'd mind not giving birth until the end of the episode , but she told me to find a nurse — fast . |
| 24 | ‘ Today he told me to deliver a packet and I was not to tell you . |
| 25 | Then he suddenly told me to fetch the chopper from the cellar . |
| 26 | Joseph told me to fetch the doctor , so I ran to the village , although I knew it was too late . |
| 27 | ‘ They gave me £50 million and told me to develop a string of new brands . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Mr Potter told me to send a telegram . |
| 29 | My brain told me to pull the trigger but my finger would n't respond . |
| 30 | She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were . |