Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pron] [prep] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 2 | ‘ It was quite usual for me to take on this sort of job but it was n't usual for him to make an appointment for me and only tell me at the last minute , especially when it meant working after hours . |
| 3 | But I did n't tell her everything at first , I just told her about the first two instances . |
| 4 | If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ? |
| 5 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |