Example sentences of "tell me that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You will surely tell me that this universal proposition is true ‘ Every man is a biped ’ … |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you two are talking shop , ’ Andrew said . |
| 3 | Do n't tell me that Charlene in Neighbours was very different from The Hendersons ’ Char , ’ said Alan Hardy . |
| 4 | Do not tell me that they are old ideas . |
| 5 | ‘ Do n't tell me that you are going to get married ! |
| 6 | Do n't tell me that you 've forgotten that . ’ |
| 7 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 8 | On another occasion David Bellamy said to me ‘ You ca n't tell me that a canoe would not disturb an otter ’ . |
| 9 | You will probably tell me that you never had 1,000 farthings of your own in the world , but , prisoner , that makes no difference . |
| 10 | Ellen would doubtless tell me that the senator was trying to turn an electoral liability into an advantage , meaning that if he could parade his cured children in front of the electorate he could then pose as both a noble parent and as an expert on drugs , but I preferred to ignore that imagined cynicism , choosing a different reservation . |
| 11 | Do not tell me that Sir Alexander Ramsay of Dalwolsey , renowned in the ranks of chivalry , has been deprived of all dealings with the female kind ? |
| 12 | But you ca n't tell me that you 'd be happy remaining in London , not in charge , not being around to see everything was all right . ’ |
| 13 | Very occasionally she would come and tell me that it had been left so immaculate that she 'd had almost nothing to do and instead would remove some of the dust in the melin for us . |
| 14 | Do not bother to write and tell me that in their culture etc , as that is really not good enough . |
| 15 | The only thing that did n't work for him was his marriage , perhaps his wife will give you a different side … do n't tell me that you did n't know he was married and separated , Mr Millet … bit bloody thin on the groundwork , are n't you ? ’ |
| 16 | I mentioned this to a Fetlar man who used to hunt otters for their pelts , as many crofters did and he could tell me that there had been pale-coated otters in that area for at least fifty years . |
| 17 | We drank tea , and very often I would arrive some five to ten minutes earlier than the appointed time , so the maid would tell me that I was to wait as madame was still resting . |
| 18 | She said : ‘ Claire did not show me the power of attorney … nor did she tell me that I had been made Michael 's attorney . ’ |
| 19 | " My friend Lee would smile and tell me that I would never get real unity among seafaring men because they would not stick together . |
| 20 | That would sort of tell me that that was the hypotenuse and that was the adjacent . |
| 21 | ‘ Now , now , do n't tell me that you put on that dress tonight in all naïveté ? ’ he asked humorously . |
| 22 | I know Maria did not tell me that the food was often burnt and uneatable , or that they could not sleep because the beds were too cold . |
| 23 | She did not tell me that the poor hungry children had to wash with ice in the morning , and walk through wet snow to sit for two hours with icy feet in a cold church on Sundays . |
| 24 | She did not tell me that many of the children at the school were ill . |
| 25 | Besides , he 'd just tell me that having a tower around was bad for business . |
| 26 | You may tell me that your personal life is not my concern and that it is not for me to comment — and you would be justified however , I can not help but make it my concern because I have your future very much at heart . |
| 27 | ‘ Can you tell me that your men will fight on after you fall ? |
| 28 | She did tell me that when she first saw him , he reminded her of her grandfather back in New Delhi . |
| 29 | She could only tell me that Wesley 's father had left home when he was about six years old , that his mother had remarried and the boy now lived with her and his stepfather . |
| 30 | Did n't you tell me that it was stolen ? |