Example sentences of "[noun] to tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , rightly or wrongly we 've come to arrangements with the Liberals , not because we like the Liberals , not because we wanted to , but we , we were fed up with be being in opposition to tell you the truth . |
| 2 | It would n't do any good to tell her the truth — if it was the truth . |
| 3 | Finally he 'll decide to go and tinker with his terminal to tell him the tally to date . |
| 4 | Mum followed them and I too decided to find Frankie to tell him the news after I had cleared away the crocks . |
| 5 | The dustbag itself forms part of the filtration system , so if high filtration is important to you , be sure to look out for cleaners that have dust indicators to tell you the amount the bag contains . |
| 6 | You remember I gave Ollie to tell you the new terms of … |
| 7 | I 've got to take a second to tell you the whole so-called Iran scandal , I think hard to think of as a scandal . |
| 8 | ‘ They knew about us , the type of vehicle we were drivin' , and they instructed the keeper of that crossin' to tell us the road over the pass was open , that it was okay . ’ |
| 9 | Aunt Tossie considered if this was the right evening to tell her the news . |
| 10 | Because the whole neighbourhood-thanks to Gittel 's big-mouthed elder sister-knew exactly who had been behind the curse , although even the sister was too much of a prude to tell anyone the reason why . ’ |
| 11 | Upset and infuriated by such cavalier treatment , made miserable and guilty by her failure to tell him the truth , she gritted her teeth and stayed still and mute , trying not to blink as the angry tears welled up . |
| 12 | Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity . |
| 13 | Strangely then , at the thought of the heartless female he made her sound , Leith felt an almost overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth . |
| 14 | She was unsure now why she had decided to let him go on believing that , and she felt torn by a sudden desire to tell him the truth . |
| 15 | That night , North telephoned Poindexter to tell him the memo had been found . |
| 16 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 17 | You 'll remember we were offering five copies each of the latest Sega and Super Nintendo Tips Books to the first people to tell us the name of the hero in Rocket Knight Adventures . |
| 18 | Most tournament players throw up blades of grass to tell them the wind direction and strength , which is ideal to copy . |
| 19 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I am going to force the Government to tell us the truth about the real threats behind the public spending review to thousands of sick and disabled people . ’ |
| 21 | It is therefore quite simply in my own best interests to tell you the truth . |
| 22 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the shooting was being treated as murder . |
| 23 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the killing of L/ Cpl Edwards was being treated as murder . |
| 24 | yeah it does , not too bad , I do n't think they 'll be enough nuts to tell you the truth |
| 25 | ‘ You 'd have to get hold of someone who worked on the project to tell you the details . |
| 26 | Captain America 's main man EUGENE KELLY got in touch to tell us the latest development , namely the withdrawing of the sleeve , and added : ‘ I have for a long time been a devoted customer of C&A and will only wear socks and pants with the C&A label . |
| 27 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 28 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 29 | He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news . |
| 30 | Er got two guides , a guide and a driver to tell you the truth . |