Example sentences of "tell me [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't you tell me again you ai n't got a fella 'cause I sha n't believe you . ’ |
| 2 | So Mr , can you tell me whereabouts you were born in Nottingham and when ? |
| 3 | it is , I said I 've given you a lot of time in the holidays and what have you come in and now you 're making a big song and dance about an hour and she said oh I 'm sorry I did n't mean to speak to you like that , but she did , she was just plain rude and really quite nasty , eh she should of yeah , and she should of told me that I was n't , becomes taking a lunch break and then she said well you could of taken half an hour , I said you did n't tell me well I said to her Matt rung up this morning and said to you , surveyor 's coming up to , at four o'clock , he wants both of us to be there so we know which way the windows will be and all the rest of it , just bear in mind , now I said to her I know it 's short notice but can I please go at four o'clock , she said yeah it is short notice but yeah no problem come in at eight o'clock tomorrow morning as a joke and then she totally changed her attitude when she came back from her thing mm yeah oh yeah that was nice of her well I said to her , I said to her oh I said to her look she would take |
| 4 | Can anyone tell me why we put it on the list of things we wanted to discuss then ? |
| 5 | ‘ If it 's not completely beyond you , ’ she said glacially , as they reached the hut , ‘ perhaps you could tell me why we are checking out fishing equipment ? ’ |
| 6 | Please could you tell me why we have an ‘ Express Basket Only ’ till . |
| 7 | Perhaps she could tell me why I was bleeding . |
| 8 | ‘ Okay , Bunny , do tell me why I should n't ask after Ken . ’ |
| 9 | I 'm not surprised , ’ he lied , ‘ but will someone tell me why he 's liked so much ? ’ |
| 10 | CAN YOU tell me why you found it necessary to print such an offensive cartoon ( Lagerland , page 40 ) ? |
| 11 | Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’ |
| 12 | ’ Or will you tell me why you 're here ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Listen , if you do n't tell me why you want to know , then I wo n't find out for you . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I think you 'd better tell me why you 're here , Monsieur . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps you can tell me why you imagine I would even think of doing such a thing ? ’ |
| 16 | But that still does n't tell me why you 're wearing them in the first place , does it ? ’ she grinned . |
| 17 | Oh you 're on holiday for a couple of days , I mean you 'd have thought you know , since you 're on holiday just have a little drinky or two but no ca n't persuade her , ca n't you tell me why you just come out of a Yorkshire pub . |
| 18 | I 'll make the servants tell me where it is . |
| 19 | They ca n't tell me where it comes , pardon ? |
| 20 | The woman at the villa , Barbara Coleman , would n't tell me where it was and so I went to Durance and he was equally determined about it . |
| 21 | Then hurriedly , ‘ If you 'll just tell me where it is I can manage with the crutch . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ If you 'll just tell me where it is I can manage by myself , thank you . ’ |
| 23 | Do n't tell me where he is , or I 'll go and tell him what I think of him . |
| 24 | Perhaps you 'll tell me where you 've been ? ’ |
| 25 | Er , could you tell me where you were born ? |
| 26 | Erm can you tell me where you were born and when please . |
| 27 | Would you tell me where you went when you left the Rugby Club about eight-fifteen last Saturday evening ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ You can tell me where you and the rest of the crew were on the evening Sabine Jourdain was killed . |
| 29 | before we talk about your working life at Ipswich Docks , could you tell me where you were born . |
| 30 | Why on earth would Donal tell me where you lived ? ’ |