Example sentences of "tell you the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'm so glad I told you the truth this morning .
2 I told you the way of that . ’
3 It was quieter , with few shops , not one of them interesting , and restaurants which opened with optimistic flourishes and invitations but where , after a few weeks , you could see the desolate owner standing in the doorway wondering where he 'd gone wrong ; his eyes told you the area was n't going to revive in his lifetime .
4 People say they become imperceptive ; they spend hours looking for the car keys that were on the table in front of them all the time ; they become preoccupied and inattentive to what other people are saying to them ( ‘ But I told you the Smiths were coming over yesterday .
5 That was before he told you the news ? ’
6 ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’
7 Who told you the facts of life ?
8 you see We was working together and you know a a few benches from each other and of course as I told you the the lads worked with a man .
9 ‘ I told you the truth , mother .
10 ‘ I told you the same thing . ’
11 ‘ I told you the truth about Havvie .
12 As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’
13 ‘ I already told you the truth . ’
14 I told you the truth . ’
15 And I assume it was your sister who told you the name of the family I was looking for ? ’
16 I told you the problem was a political one . ’
17 I told you the first Michele had it specially made .
18 I told you the films did n't I , er earlier ?
19 That 's why I told you the difference , you ca n't really
20 I got I told you the about a different bana .
21 It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car
22 Well I think there in , well they ca n't go together , told you the last time you was here , they ca n't go on holiday together .
23 But , erm , I told you the story of our cleaning lady .
24 But I , you know , I told you the front brakes they er snapped the middle and all this .
25 Oh , so you do n't so told you the first year !
26 Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt .
27 I 've told you the terms : you are bed and board , as the saying goes , nothing more .
28 ‘ I 've told you the arrangement , Marco , ’ said Tabitha .
29 Kate said quickly , ‘ Have I told you the latest about Carinish Court ? ’
30 " Would he have told you the name of one of his attackers , and might you have recognized that name … ? "
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