Example sentences of "[pers pn] tell [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her the brutal truth — how I 'd tried to buy a love-nest for us and got involved with the wrong property men . |
| 2 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 3 | I told her the old lady was rich and that she had done the cottage up beautifully . |
| 4 | The conversation was wide-ranging , but gradually I told her the full story of what had happened to me over the previous year or so . |
| 5 | Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset . |
| 6 | But I told him the best publishers to try — the pink-ohs , you know . |
| 7 | ‘ I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’ |
| 8 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 9 | I told you the first Michele had it specially made . |
| 10 | But I , you know , I told you the front brakes they er snapped the middle and all this . |
| 11 | ‘ I told you the same thing . ’ |
| 12 | Kate said quickly , ‘ Have I told you the latest about Carinish Court ? ’ |
| 13 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 14 | So , we toast the railway station and I tell him the only Czech joke I know . |
| 15 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
| 16 | Well I tell you the best one is |
| 17 | I tell you the cleaning ladies are the worst in erm school . |
| 18 | I tell you the same way , there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents , than over ninety nine righteous persons who need no repentance . |
| 19 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
| 20 | I know she wo n't board but I tell you , I tell you the main advantages of boarding is that a lot of times if you , you know when sometimes you get to the point where you 've done so much prep and you 've got lots more and you really you feel like you ca n't cope |
| 21 | What do I tell him the next time he asks |
| 22 | Shall I tell them the latest news ? |
| 23 | Well , can I tell you the first one we went to we went to get food and there was none left ! |
| 24 | ‘ You told me the other day that you could n't remember the farewell party very clearly , ’ she began . |
| 25 | The same story you told me the last time we met , ’ she said with a sneer . |
| 26 | She told her the plain truth . |
| 27 | I a lot , cos I remember erm when Claire was I got a really formal invitation to something and I asked Claire how you were supposed to reply and she told me the exact wording of how you should reply and I just looked at her I looked at her and I said I 'm not bloody writing that . |
| 28 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 29 | Ginny wondered how he would react if she told him the simple truth . |
| 30 | She told him the first chance she had , when they had had tea and he was eating his lonely meal in the parlour . |