Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He erm , he left school , he only told them the day before . |
| 2 | So tell me the cost of a week 's charter . ’ |
| 3 | She laughed , but he was only telling her the truth . |
| 4 | Well , basically to tell you the truth it 's been … better in a way . |
| 5 | If Steen was there , Charles had only to tell him the truth ; if he was n't , then he could leave the photographs with an anonymous note explaining Jacqui 's innocence . |
| 6 | She stayed long enough to tell me the story and never once remarked on the Ealing comedy taking place outside the window . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't mistake my meaning like that , ’ he cried , ‘ just because I 'm honest enough to tell you the truth ! |
| 8 | ‘ And who unkindly told her the truth ? ’ |
| 9 | But it was n't Jozef who finally told me the truth — which of the three suspects had taken the pieces of silver . |
| 10 | No I just told her the truth , I wanted wanted some of her |
| 11 | ‘ I already told you the truth . ’ |
| 12 | I was so grateful that somebody has finally told me the reason why I was miscarrying . ’ |
| 13 | Thus when the postmistress asks him if he has come from Mars , he answers ‘ yes ’ because she has just told him the story of Merlin that is a local myth . |
| 14 | ‘ He 's already told me the story and I 've read Claudia 's account . ’ |
| 15 | A hush of skirts had already told her the girls were coming down from upstairs . |
| 16 | She had n't taken part in the questioning but the others , Mair knew , would assume that that was because he had already told her the answers . |
| 17 | then , then just tell them the facts you know ? |
| 18 | Just tell them the score and invite them to join your cub . |
| 19 | just tell him the truth . |
| 20 | Just tell me the truth . |
| 21 | ‘ Just tell me the facts again , Meh'Lindi . |
| 22 | Just tell her the names of those books and I tell you she 'll be right over . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Just tell it the way it happened and try not to get sidetracked , ’ said Melissa , thinking that this could take a long time . |
| 24 | And they also just tell it the flavour they fancy do n't they ? |
| 25 | And just tell us the names of the two cards you 've got there . |
| 26 | anything like that , but you can say Can you just tell me the name of two taxis ? the number of two taxi companies in this area ? and they will . |
| 27 | Perhaps you 'd just tell me the details , and I 'll make one or two notes . |
| 28 | I mean , why did n't she tell me the truth , I can understand you know , I could , you know , I could perha if she 'd just tell me the truth you know tell me why she 's u , what she 's up to and that . |
| 29 | ‘ Why did n't you just tell him the truth ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you 've got the money and it was for a favour lasting a day or two , then why do n't you just tell him the arrangement is ended and let Barbara Coleman leave ? ’ |