Example sentences of "i tell [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her the brutal truth — how I 'd tried to buy a love-nest for us and got involved with the wrong property men . |
| 2 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 3 | I told her the old lady was rich and that she had done the cottage up beautifully . |
| 4 | The conversation was wide-ranging , but gradually I told her the full story of what had happened to me over the previous year or so . |
| 5 | Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset . |
| 6 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 7 | But I , you know , I told you the front brakes they er snapped the middle and all this . |
| 8 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 9 | I tell you the cleaning ladies are the worst in erm school . |
| 10 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
| 11 | 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 |