Example sentences of "tell you the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Ken told John Lahr , author of the official Orton biography Prick Up Your Ears ( Lahr also edited the Orton diaries ) : ‘ He ( Orton ) had this capacity to have a sexual adventure and tell you the conversation that went on as well . |
| 2 | Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney . |
| 3 | To start , I tell you the work of a house slave . |
| 4 | " I thought I was going to meet you and tell you the day . |
| 5 | ‘ Huh , ’ she said , and then smiled faintly as she said , ‘ odd , you know : you tell me that Annie 's a good woman , and I suppose she is , but I ca n't stand the sight of her ; then I tell you the constable 's a good man , and you know he is , and you ca n't stand the sight of him . |
| 6 | Tell you the viewing figures will go down by half as soon as you see there 's three old dears it 'll be like oh see what , see what else is on love ! |
| 7 | If you are part of a group with instructors then the instructors should take on the roles of the Jones and tell you the sort of things they think Olwyn will work for . |
| 8 | I tell you the end of the recession is right behind us |
| 9 | I tell you the truth , my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name . |
| 10 | Make me feel my age , tell you the truth ! |
| 11 | On the probable site of Wallace 's birthplace at Elderslie a modern memorial bears inscriptions in Gaelic ( Bas agus Buaiad — Death and Victory ) , English , and Latin , a translation of which reads I tell you the truth . |
| 12 | Tell you the truth , Johnny , this deal is getting me down . |
| 13 | Tell you the truth , there was two or three others after the first one went overseas , before I knew about him being dead . |
| 14 | I tell you the truth : it is to your advantage that I go away ; for if I do not go away , the Paraclete will not come to you ; but if I go , I will send him to you . |
| 15 | But er , because we were , see we , I always had a uphill struggle for many years , so that it was n't er , tell you the truth I did n't erm devote much time towards the children , it is their own effort really that er they did very well . |
| 16 | I always tell you the truth , you know that . ’ |
| 17 | I always tell you the truth . |
| 18 | Tell you the truth , I would n't mind a month in the sun with her . |
| 19 | Well naturally I was I was raving wild when I got up and that 's well the lads I thought they were going to turn the van over tell you the truth . |
| 20 | When did the old bastard first tell you the truth ? ’ |
| 21 | Tell you the truth , I 'm sick to death of the lot of it , but I ca n't think of anything to do with it that wo n't have my old man haunting me and have other people 's feelings hurt . |
| 22 | Hearing that Jesus became amazed and said to those following him , I tell you the truth but no one in Israel have I faced to a greater face so that 's quite some statement that Jesus has made |
| 23 | I think you 'll find that I have , tell you the truth I think you 'll find that I have |
| 24 | tell you the truth will never come out about that though . |
| 25 | When I tell you the reason I 'm going you 'll wish you 'd let me go . |
| 26 | Well I tell you the reason why I do n't |