Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
| 3 | Can you advise me about the pros and cons and tell me the best way to retain their copper finish ? |
| 4 | Tell me the worst . ’ |
| 5 | Tell me the whole truth , ’ she said , looking bravely into his face . |
| 6 | I guessed where she had been , but I made her tell me the whole story . |
| 7 | Please always tell me the scientific name of your fish if possible , even if it means phoning up your dealer to ask what he has just sold you . |
| 8 | Well I was supposed to be but erm every single time they arrange it and they either tell me the wrong da well they told me the wrong day last week cos , they told me Tuesd they told me it was Thursday when it , when it was actually Tuesday when I was getting pissed at Scott 's house so erm it was too late by then . |
| 9 | ‘ Tell me the next scene . |
| 10 | Who can put their hand up and tell me the next number ? |
| 11 | ‘ Well , tell me the true picture . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Tell me the true story then , and stop being so horrid . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Tell me the exact location , please . ’ |
| 14 | The agent will form an opinion of the top and bottom prices the house is likely to get and , if he is honest , tell you the middle price . |
| 15 | no well , what they do is they tell you the earliest you can leave and then you can leave after that if you prefer |
| 16 | Well I tell you the best one is |
| 17 | I know she wo n't board but I tell you , I tell you the main advantages of boarding is that a lot of times if you , you know when sometimes you get to the point where you 've done so much prep and you 've got lots more and you really you feel like you ca n't cope |
| 18 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
| 19 | Each stage of the operation is recorded on a tape machine and each operator reports the end of each stage to that machine and the machine will — providing all the agents on that scheme have also reported in — tell you the next stage . ’ |
| 20 | Probably tell you the same thing a different way . |
| 21 | I tell you the same way , there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents , than over ninety nine righteous persons who need no repentance . |
| 22 | I tell you the cleaning ladies are the worst in erm school . |
| 23 | ‘ He says he 's interested in building up a representative collection of primitive and tribal art , but when we tell him the best place to look is in his own back yard , as it were , he tells us he does n't want Abo art , ’ James said , trying unsuccessfully to pronounce the last two words of his sentence with what he imagined was an Australian accent . |
| 24 | So , we toast the railway station and I tell him the only Czech joke I know . |
| 25 | He 's the type that you 're gon na have to be firm with Lynn , tell him the only way he 's gon na accept it , is you tell him you just do n't love him |
| 26 | ‘ Then go to Rebecque and tell him the bad news . ’ |
| 27 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
| 28 | I ’ m going to write to James , and tell him the true story . |
| 29 | Oh , would n't I like to be a fly on the wall when you tell her the latest ! |
| 30 | To quench is more than to refresh although our lying , lascivious eyes tell us the two are the same . |