Example sentences of "[pron] tell you the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I 'm so glad I told you the truth this morning . |
2 | I told you the way of that . ’ |
3 | People say they become imperceptive ; they spend hours looking for the car keys that were on the table in front of them all the time ; they become preoccupied and inattentive to what other people are saying to them ( ‘ But I told you the Smiths were coming over yesterday . |
4 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
5 | you see We was working together and you know a a few benches from each other and of course as I told you the the lads worked with a man . |
6 | ‘ I told you the truth , mother . |
7 | ‘ I told you the same thing . ’ |
8 | ‘ I told you the truth about Havvie . |
9 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
10 | I told you the truth . ’ |
11 | I told you the problem was a political one . ’ |
12 | I told you the first Michele had it specially made . |
13 | I told you the films did n't I , er earlier ? |
14 | That 's why I told you the difference , you ca n't really |
15 | I got I told you the about a different bana . |
16 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
17 | But , erm , I told you the story of our cleaning lady . |
18 | But I , you know , I told you the front brakes they er snapped the middle and all this . |
19 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
20 | Kate said quickly , ‘ Have I told you the latest about Carinish Court ? ’ |
21 | Have I told you the story ? |
22 | I tell you the truth , my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name . |
23 | To start , I tell you the work of a house slave . |
24 | I tell you the end of the recession is right behind us |
25 | ‘ 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 . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | Suppose I tell you the name of the guy who knocked off Mahoney . |
28 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
29 | 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 . |
30 | When I tell you the reason I 'm going you 'll wish you 'd let me go . |