Example sentences of "[adj] tell [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be sensible to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 2 | It would be easy to tell him the truth but that would mean throwing Dana to the wolves , and that she could n't do . |
| 3 | She loved him too much to tell him the truth . |
| 4 | It seemed imperative to tell him the truth . |
| 5 | The court heard evidence from a Nicholas Moody who said the next day Mrs Handy told him the machine had stopped working . |
| 6 | ‘ You wo n't be able to tell me the height of the Sistine Chapel ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 8 | She longed , oh , she burned to be able to tell him the truth , but Ace 's threats held ; also by the way Mike was looking at her at the moment he probably would n't believe her if she told him the truth about their relationship . |
| 9 | Oxford City Council councils housing experts were able to tell her the eviction order is illegal . |
| 10 | We 'll be able to tell them the date though wo n't we ? |
| 11 | She broke off , unaccountably reluctant to tell them the rest , although she had made no secret of it in London . |
| 12 | England was a civilised country , where policemen were happy to tell you the time and give you directions in the street . |
| 13 | And that tells you the number you 've caught ? |
| 14 | That tells you the amount of income support which the deduc er for which the deduction is appropriate . |
| 15 | ‘ Of his 16 goals this season , 11 have come from outside the box and that tells you the quality of the man . |
| 16 | ‘ There are books , a book , that tells us the way it should have been . |
| 17 | When did the old bastard first tell you the truth ? ’ |
| 18 | When at last he came to see her , he obviously believed in the story of the German and she was too proud to tell him the truth . |
| 19 | wellies Sings out loud and proud to tell us The heuchter |
| 20 | ‘ Would n't it be best to tell him the truth ? |
| 21 | The treacherous four-footer he holed at the next told him the title was his . |