Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] tell me [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Could you tell me that ? ’ |
2 | ‘ Excuse me , sir , but could you tell me one thing ? ’ |
3 | ‘ Could you tell me first , ’ said Mahmoud , ‘ why you were making an expedition to Luxor ? ’ |
4 | He leaned forward and asked her confidentially : ‘ What am I going to do now , old girl — can you tell me that ? |
5 | ‘ Can you tell me that , Bissell ? ’ |
6 | We seated ourselves and he regarded us expectantly , so I opened with , ‘ Can you tell me all about lymphomas and can I see a lymph node ? ’ |
7 | Can you tell me all the sort of work that you were al er engaged in ? |
8 | Can you tell me Sorry . |
9 | Ca can you tell me another thing about the abortions , do you know erm if , of course abortion was illegal then , do you |
10 | Erm Can you show can you tell me any ways in which you I presume you know about Mother Theresa you know quite a bit about her life do you ? |
11 | Erm can you tell me some more about your father 's job and what he did in his time . |
12 | Now sir , can you tell me this , ’ and she looked him straight in the eyes , ‘ will it be just the same for him as if you had baptized him ? ’ |