Example sentences of "tell [pron] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did tell me some things in her letters , but not enough . |
| 2 | Why do you tell me those things ? |
| 3 | ‘ No — I do n't want you to leave , but I would like to know why you did n't tell me these things when you first arrived . ’ |
| 4 | But he did n't tell me that and I knew there would be you see , but he did n't tell me these things . |
| 5 | Do n't tell me any secrets will you ? |
| 6 | Erm Can you show can you tell me any ways in which you I presume you know about Mother Theresa you know quite a bit about her life do you ? |
| 7 | So can you g tell me any numbers that you could any two numbers you could multiply together to make twelve . |
| 8 | It 's iniquitous , ’ he said on a shaky breath , ‘ that because of them , I ca n't even tell my own parents — let alone Naylor or Will or Hugo — about my love for her . |
| 9 | Since many books that I have read on eating disorders tend to lump all the ‘ patients ’ together , ignoring their differences , I thought it might be more useful to let two girls tell their own stories . |
| 10 | They would n't even tell their own mothers what size socks they wear , in case it got out to the papers . ’ |
| 11 | Er you , you , you 'll find that children will , grandchildren will tell their grandparents thing that they wo n't tell their own parents . |
| 12 | A female ani can not tell her own eggs from those of other females , so she would risk throwing out her own eggs if she did not . |
| 13 | ‘ She 'll tell you all sorts . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't you listen to Woil , 'cos given half a chance he 'll tell you all sorts of nonsense that no eagle should listen to , ’ Kraal said when Woil first started talking like this after Creggan 's arrival . |
| 15 | I know people in this sort of line of business who will sit here and tell you all sorts of |
| 16 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 17 | The locals can be most helpful and will tell you most things you want to know . |
| 18 | No need to pretend otherwise , although I could tell you some stories … |
| 19 | I could tell you some things about them ! |
| 20 | But now we must tell you some things about the Baskerville family . ’ |
| 21 | My word , I could tell you some tales . |
| 22 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
| 23 | ‘ I was contacted — by the consul in Monte — oh , I should n't tell you these things , but … ’ |
| 24 | Tilly realised now that she could never tell her these things , and yet , she knew that the gentle Elizabeth had a right to know . |
| 25 | Then I would tell myself such ideas were unreasonable : why would an American half-poet want to betray me to any government agency ? |
| 26 | He was , however , extremely discreet and did not tell us any results of the Cabinet soundings in detail . |
| 27 | ‘ She 'd tell us these tales on a dark December night , around the fire in the kitchen . |