Example sentences of "[modal v] have tell [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you should have told me the truth from the beginning . |
| 2 | I should have told you the Huns have balloons the way you have the runs , but they are short of skilled observers ? |
| 3 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 4 | He had said to Mr Kuntar : ‘ You could have told me the truth from the very beginning . |
| 5 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 6 | She was gaping at him while telling herself that her mother would have told him the reason why she was here . |
| 7 | John will have told you the way we operate er we we we er we |
| 8 | The letter which you received from the Director of Education will have told you the reason for the Council 's decision to refuse a place at the school(s) you wanted your child to go to . |