Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I think you had better tell me the whole story . |
| 2 | ‘ I think you 'd better tell me the whole story , Charles . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I think I 'd better tell you the whole story right from the beginning . ’ |
| 4 | When speaking to Marco in the prison for instance , he tells him he is bound to be deported , and that there is no hope for him ; Alfieri would realise it was hard for Marco to take , but respected him enough to tell him the absolute truth . |
| 5 | So when asked why I had not told her the whole story , I replied , ‘ Because you never asked me . ’ |
| 6 | she had guessed Taczek had not told her the whole truth of his relationship with Mills but now had confirmation . |
| 7 | The hon. Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) has huffed and puffed , but he has not told us the Labour party 's position on a single proposal contained in the Green Paper . |
| 8 | This afternoon , he has treated the House to an extraordinary collection of half-truths and inaccuracies , but he has not told us the Labour party 's attitude to the proposals that I identified in the statement . |
| 9 | Just tell us the long-running TV series in which Backdraft director Ron Howard starred as Richie Cunningham . |
| 10 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 11 | Aye you see I can not tell you the right story , but when Mary Queen of Scots |
| 12 | I d I know that , there 's that phrase you know , we will never see his like again , I think we probably will , but it will be a very long time , and I can not tell you the infinite feeling of sadness erm , that I felt when I heard of his passing . |
| 13 | Dr Neil — he 's Stair Cochrane 's younger brother — he works for the poor in an East End practice — ’ Her voice almost broke when she said his name , and her mama knew immediately that Sally-Anne was not telling them the whole truth about her East End adventures . |
| 14 | It was my own fault , I suppose , for not telling you the whole truth , but I did it for your sake , because I loved you so much ! ’ |
| 15 | But if anyone said that Christianity was n't going to cost you anything , they were not telling you the full story . |
| 16 | ‘ Barratt was just telling us the other night at the Goodys ' , ’ says Prue , as she pours coffee in the living-room , ‘ about how he had lunch with God the other day . ’ |
| 17 | Please always tell me the scientific name of your fish if possible , even if it means phoning up your dealer to ask what he has just sold you . |
| 18 | More than , Marenches said later that the Shah had told him , " I count on you always to tell me the disagreeable things that other people wo n't say . |
| 19 | Because the market for meals is in competitive equilibrium we saw that the marginal cost curve for films also told us the marginal value of the meals being sacrificed to make the last film . |
| 20 | Could you also tell me the recommended height between the plate ( front ) to the underside of the six screws . |
| 21 | They can also tell us the correct name of a city . |
| 22 | This will often tell you the general subject area ( the title itself ) and the level and kind of approach ( the sub-title ) . |
| 23 | He has some obsession she has n't told him the whole truth . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I have n't told you the whole story ! |
| 25 | Would you please tell me the high season price for one week ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't tell me the great McKenna has never done so ! ’ |
| 27 | But she well she did n't , I mean she did n't tell me the intimate details or anything I do n't even know whether she has , she wo , she might have ju ge , been getting over dramatic or something ! |
| 28 | ‘ You did n't tell me the whole truth that evening at Ottavio 's , did you ? ’ |
| 29 | One parent says she 's angry that the school did n't tell her the whole truth about why the head left . |
| 30 | She feels they did n't tell her the whole truth . |