Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tell me one thing , ’ he said . |
| 2 | ‘ Tell me one thing , baby . |
| 3 | ‘ Great King , ’ I said to him , ‘ just tell me one thing . |
| 4 | ‘ Just tell me one thing , ’ I said urgently . |
| 5 | ‘ Tell me one thing , dear Rose . |
| 6 | But tell me one thing , Howard . |
| 7 | ‘ Tell me one thing , Elwyn , ’ she said softly . |
| 8 | ‘ Your eyes and your lips tell me one thing ; your mind , your voice , your hands protest … |
| 9 | But I tell you one person who 's getting on my nerves is that good looking son at McDonalds . |
| 10 | " I tell you one way you 'll recruit a few more of the local lads , " he remarked . |
| 11 | I tell you one thing I used to enjoy , on this particular belt there were so many girls , what I used to enjoy was sending plenty of work down to them — I was responsible for how much work they got out … |
| 12 | ‘ I tell you one thing , and you do n't want to know . |
| 13 | Tell you one thing , though , if he puts in an appearance at the office , it 'll be the biggest mistake of his life … an' his last one ! ’ |
| 14 | He looked from one to the other , his bleak glance resting briefly on Sarella 's upturned face , and then he said , ‘ I tell you one thing , Peter ; when you 're down and out and she 's left you for richer pickings do n't come running to me for a hand-out , because it wo n't be forthcoming . |
| 15 | I I tell you one thing , once I go down I I 'm out . |
| 16 | Tell you one thing right |
| 17 | I tell you one thing I would n't like to be him ! |
| 18 | I tell you one thing I 'm slightly starting to regret inviting my girlfriend to come and stay with me for three weeks in France . |
| 19 | I tell you one thing |
| 20 | Criminal statistics , which reflect only the informal justice which was held compatible with these all-too-human streets , and faded photographs of carefully posed moments of tranquillity , tell us one thing about this ‘ stable and carefree era ’ . |