Example sentences of "[verb] tell [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or what he thought had happened inside his head , for those at the hospital who were supposed to know told him the brain scan showed nothing untoward . |
| 2 | Ephron has told him the land is worth four hundred shekels . |
| 3 | Well , these days I can reach the highest shelves of the house library , and walk into Porteneil to visit the one there , so I can check up on anything my father says , and he has to tell me the truth . |
| 4 | ‘ I forget to tell you the other night . |
| 5 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to tell you the truth . |
| 7 | One other letter , while we 're mentioning receipts of things , the report does say that er Environmental Services Committee will be considering this and I have er yesterday received a letter from and I just want to tell you the outcome of that before the actual vote occurs , if there is one . |
| 8 | I do n't know to tell you the truth |
| 9 | I do not need to tell you the potential problems and chaos that the delay is causing to the reorganisation of the leagues next season . |
| 10 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 11 | She 'd told him the nurse was coming to see her lawyers and make a statement at the end of that week . |
| 12 | Travis could n't have looked more sceptical if she 'd told him the world was flat after all . |
| 13 | If they did report a rape and they 'd told him the woman opposite , at the top last night er , next week come back . |
| 14 | ‘ If you 'd told me the truth about that years ago , none of this wretched business would have happened . ’ |
| 15 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 16 | George did , and yearned to tell him the Army had thought of it , that Maxim had mentioned how they worked under codenames , then wondered if the Army should tell Moscow that , too- and realised that he was after a list , as well . |
| 17 | I wanted to give her time to think over what harm it would do to tell me the truth . |
| 18 | ( 63 ) Two months ago , I should have scouted as mad or drunk the man who had dared tell me the like . |
| 19 | They could be paraphrased by : ( 63 – ) If anyone had dared tell me the like two months ago , I would have scouted him as mad or drunk . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | You 've got to tell them the truth ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Jacqui , you 've got to tell me the truth . |
| 23 | Someone 's got to tell her the boy 's not been at school , is n't at home , ’ Gabriel said , as if that was what it was all about . |
| 24 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 25 | Nevertheless , I am going to tell you the truth . |
| 26 | However , I am going to tell you the names of the cards you are now thinking about . |
| 27 | To this he answered ‘ Daphne , I respect you very much , and I respect your husband very much , and because of this I am going to tell you the truth . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm going to tell you the truth . |
| 29 | We would like to tell you the procedures we will follow in the unlikely event of such a fire giving off toxic fumes . |
| 30 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |