Example sentences of "tell you [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I ca n't believe it … definitely the Hamlet if I want it — I 've worked with those people before ; remember I told you about the provincial-theatre year ? ’ she said , scrambling her words . |
2 | It 's strange the way Chinese Whispers start about certain guitars ; by the time the umpteenth person has told you about the amazing instrument that they 've seen , you begin to be very sceptical about whether anything can be as outrageous as described … |
3 | Notice what Jesus says in verse seven , he says , I tell you in the same way there 'll be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents , than over ninety nine righteous persons who need no repentance . |
4 | I tell you in the same way , there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents . |
5 | ‘ I tell you in the Welsh town of Abercwmboi [ the accent was bogus Welsh ] |
6 | So it , it , it 's a , it goes much beyond merely a kind of er , cliche , of saying , all people can be sometimes good or people can be sometimes bad , and it tells you about the specific way in which this th this comes about . |
7 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
8 | " Sit beside me on my carpet , then , and I will tell you about the golden apple and the nine peahens . " |
9 | I wish I could tell you about the new brand names that have entered my life to take their place alongside Sony , Miyake , Commodore , Brother , Byblos , Hitachi and Nintendo — Mama and Papas , Baby Gap , Avanti , Ultra-Togs , Mama Toto , Mini/Man . |
10 | Let let me tell you about the damned side effects of this drug , because people are entitled to know what they . |
11 | Did Charles tell you about the proposed merger ? ’ |
12 | This is all I can tell you about the rapid modification process ; it has the effect of diminishing the prominence of events and combinations of events that normally occur together , giving prominence to new associations . |
13 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
14 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Harvey . |
15 | ‘ I 'm telling you for the last time , Liz , get up and let's go home . |
16 | I am here to underline [ pause ] , to confirm [ pause ] , to tell you with the utmost conviction [ longish pause ] that because we are behind you , the basic situation is that we move forward [ slight pause ] together . |