Example sentences of "i tell [pron] a [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | Shall I tell you a secret ? |
| 2 | ‘ Shall I tell you a secret ? ’ he was saying . |
| 3 | There was quite a long silence before she said , ‘ May I tell you a story ? ’ |
| 4 | Shall I tell you a story of how God made things in the beginning , a true story ? |
| 5 | Dad , shall I tell you a joke ? |
| 6 | Dad , shall I tell you a joke ? |
| 7 | Shall I , shall I tell you a joke about my car ? |
| 8 | Did n't I tell you a woman in the bed is worth two at the table ? ’ |
| 9 | Let me tell you a story . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ Ai , mein kinde , let me tell you a story . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . ’ |