Example sentences of "to tell you [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ Stop thinking like that , I 'm not going to tell you every thing that happens , because it would n't be right for you to know . |
| 2 | I 'm going to tell you a story . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd like to tell you a story . |
| 4 | ‘ No , I 'm not here to tell you a story . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story . ’ |
| 6 | Because ’ — his speech slurred a fraction — ‘ I 'm going to tell you a story I heard the other day which I could n't possibly tell you if you had a lady Archdeacon . ’ |
| 7 | Erm I 'd like to tell you a story about a vision of Ministry in East Wales . |
| 8 | When I 'm about to tell you a story , I thought to myself well stories that Jesus used to tell were parables and when I looked at them in the bible they had a kingdom meaning to them . |
| 9 | Can I , can I , yes I was going to tell you a story |
| 10 | But I 'll have to tell you a bit of my history . |
| 11 | So I took his arm and made him sit down again , and I said , I 'm going to tell you a fairy story . |
| 12 | ‘ David said to me : ‘ Come over here , Luke wants to tell you a secret . ’ |
| 13 | By the time I 've finished with this room and had the forensic lab 's report I 'll be able to tell you a lot more than his mother ever knew about him . |
| 14 | ‘ Daddy 's going to tell you a bedtime story . ’ |
| 15 | And therefore I , I would like to tell you an experience I had in Madagascar because it 's one of the things that will be in my memory on my deathbed . |
| 16 | Er that 's true , as I said I , I lied a little bit , I , I failed to tell you the cost of the fee . |
| 17 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 18 | ‘ I hope I do n't need to tell you the level of shock that the last few days have brought to this entire country . ’ |
| 19 | Here I lie , about to tell you the legend of the Other Side . |
| 20 | England was a civilised country , where policemen were happy to tell you the time and give you directions in the street . |
| 21 | Additional options include a talking calculator and a talking clock that can be set to tell you the time every fifteen minutes , half an hour or hour . |
| 22 | Additional options include a talking calculator and a talking clock that can be set to tell you the time every fifteen minutes , half an hour or hour . |
| 23 | Upon being asked about this , one policeman explained , ‘ To tell you the truth I did n't notice much of a difference . |
| 24 | To tell you the truth I have n't thought that far ahead . ’ |
| 25 | To tell you the truth , we are a bit at a loss . |
| 26 | ‘ To tell you the truth , my secretary fucked up . |
| 27 | Well , to tell you the truth , I hardly go into Salisbury myself , so I could n't really say what it 's like at close quarters . |
| 28 | I suppose this was partly to do with the heat — it is very hot here at present — but to tell you the truth I do n't remember very much about it . |
| 29 | I do n't like the original LP to tell you the truth , it 's not The Beatles greatest LP , but ‘ Getting Better ’ is one of the best songs . |
| 30 | Well , basically to tell you the truth it 's been … better in a way . |