Example sentences of "[vb pp] tell [pron] the " in BNC.

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1 ( 63 ) Two months ago , I should have scouted as mad or drunk the man who had dared tell me the like .
2 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 .
3 You 've got to tell them the truth ! ’
4 ‘ Jacqui , you 've got to tell me the truth .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 Marvellous how it was run to tell you the truth .
9 And eventually Doyle was forced to tell him the whole story .
10 He was forced to tell her the heartbreaking news that : ‘ Mummy is n't coming back . ’
11 She had always intended to tell him the truth , but somehow the time was never right …
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