Example sentences of "to tell [pron] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the marriage that was being described was different from the one they had known , indeed bore almost no resemblance to it , and there was no-one to tell them this . |
| 2 | ‘ I … you brought me all the way up here … moonlight and dinner , to tell me this ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I know I 'm your therapist , but I do n't think it 's a good idea to tell me this . |
| 4 | ‘ You interrupted my class just to tell me this ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you come here to tell me this ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sorry I was out when you phoned — Edward did remember to tell me this time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Rune , please , you do n't have to tell me this , ’ she pleaded , shocked by the emptiness in his eyes as they rested on her . |
| 8 | Now , I did eventually get my father to tell me this ; and , according to him , it was just as he choked the last struggling life out of the dog that he heard another scream , this time from above , and inside the house , and that was the boy they called Paul being born . |
| 9 | There are 3,000 species , however , and it 's impossible to tell which this is . |
| 10 | Anyroad , there 's no need to tell you this — you 've lived down here long enough , ’ he continued . |
| 11 | At first we just made conversation , but after a couple of drinks Reid looked at me thoughtfully , twiddling his half-empty glass , and said , ‘ There 's no reason not to tell you this , Kit , but since we 've got to work together , I 'd rather explain my mode of living before the old cats on the island — the European gossips — start telling you stories . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I do n't know how to tell you this , ’ said the Headmaster , ‘ but this morning we had to send your home from school for having a wee in the swimming pool . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I feel ashamed to tell you this , Father , but Michael has bought himself another club , this time a bordello . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Look , Mr. Preston , I 'm trying to tell you this whole thing the way it happened . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , I was n't going to tell you this , but I went to the bank and asked to see the Manager . |
| 16 | You ca n't expect people to tell you this , tell you that . |
| 17 | Your LIFESPAN Manager will be able to tell you this name . |
| 18 | I 'm very sorry to have to tell you this — but Mrs Kemp tried to kill herself this afternoon . ’ |
| 19 | Believe me , Juliet , I did n't want to tell you this , but if I had n't I know Celia would , and she does n't know the true facts . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Look , Bernie , I have n't been able to bring myself to tell you this , but I 'm not sure if I 'll ever be able to go back on stage . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh , little love , ’ he breathed , and while from his adoring tone she knew herself forgiven , ‘ I — do n't know quite how to tell you this — ’ He paused , but , clearly deciding that there was only one way , he proceeded to completely stagger her when , ‘ It is a fact , my dear , that I did not , and never have , promised an interview to your sister , or to anyone else representing Verity magazine . ’ |
| 22 | Listen , I 'm going to tell you this and you can believe it or not : Uncle Mosse had been dead about a week when they took me in to identify him . |
| 23 | I do n't know how to tell you this I ca n't I ca n't |
| 24 | I 'm afraid , I 'm afraid , no , I am very sorry to tell you this but your son has been murdered said Sergeant Briggs , murdered , but how ? |
| 25 | Hm , I think we said last time that they had to tell you this month with the money . |
| 26 | Dad they 're not gon na be looking at your legs , I hate to tell you this . |
| 27 | I hate to tell you this but the er the forecast for the weather is pretty awful this year . |
| 28 | Oh I did n't want to tell you this Phil , but |
| 29 | There were so many ways she wanted to tell him this , all of them inadequate to express her feelings . |
| 30 | I wrote to tell him this , and also referring to another book he had sent me , and I received a reply dated 19 March 1937 : |