Example sentences of "[modal v] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must tell me the truth , ’ she said . |
| 2 | The official warns Butch he must tell him the type of ball , and so Butch has another go : ‘ Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta … ’ and he stamps his foot in frustration . |
| 3 | For once , she must tell him the truth , never mind that he had behaved so badly last night . |
| 4 | She was n't sure whether she should tell him the sordid details . |
| 5 | The low style is surely recalled by the colloquial " " Hé " " given to God and St Peter as noted above , and the high by the description of the young wife in Les Trois Boçus : ( a beautiful girl So beautiful that she was a delight And if I should tell you the truth I do not think that Nature ever made Any more beautiful creature . ) |
| 6 | They might tell them the stories , the bible stories at school , but I mean the general church |
| 7 | Erm or they might tell you the angle . |
| 8 | might tell us the secrets |
| 9 | ‘ Look , I 've promised I 'll tell ye the story of that family , and after dinner I will . |
| 10 | I ask him if he 'll tell me the story again , but he just looks over at me and shakes his head . |
| 11 | With me , I might have problems with Dad , but Mum is always positive , and when something does n't look good she 'll tell me the truth too . |
| 12 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
| 13 | I 'll tell you the whole truth , ’ I answered the Princess . |
| 14 | ‘ Drink up , ’ said the darts club wit , ‘ and I 'll tell you the one about the girl who married the sailor . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll tell you the rest , ’ he said , ‘ tomorrow night ! ’ |
| 16 | At his peak , three years ago , Mr Deaves was reported as saying : ‘ If you go bankrupt tomorrow , I 'll tell you the upside . |
| 17 | I 'll tell you the crunch point of it all . |
| 18 | I 'll tell you the details later … ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll tell you the whole horror story . |
| 20 | And I 'll tell you the only reason I took the baby home was because Martin wanted her . |
| 21 | But I 'll tell you the name that is used , or was used afterwards , but I do n't know if that name is still used I certainly have n't seen it in a text book in years ! |
| 22 | Now I 'll tell you the tell you the trick of what goes on here . |
| 23 | Three clues to a certain film , and I 'll tell you the answer in about half an hour 's time , just before four o'clock . |
| 24 | I 'll tell you the unkindest thing I know about him : he was caught being beastly to a woman at a party for no obvious reason . |
| 25 | I never expected them to , I 'll tell you the truth , but then again at that age you do n't think they ever will or it 'll ever happen to you do you ? |
| 26 | But I 'll tell you the whole story of his life , as much as I know , that is , and then you can judge for yourself . ’ |
| 27 | Over the last six weeks or so I 'll tell you the places I 've been and the people I 've seen in the National Health Service . |
| 28 | I 'll tell you the weather down south is just as bad . |
| 29 | ‘ Look , ’ he said : ‘ I 'll tell you the sum total of why I 'm uneasy about it — and I tell you I realize it sounds pretty feeble . |
| 30 | I 'll tell you the reason why I did this . |