Example sentences of "[pron] tell [pers pn] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
2 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | ‘ What if I tell you the whole truth ? |
5 | ‘ He says he 's interested in building up a representative collection of primitive and tribal art , but when we tell him the best place to look is in his own back yard , as it were , he tells us he does n't want Abo art , ’ James said , trying unsuccessfully to pronounce the last two words of his sentence with what he imagined was an Australian accent . |
6 | ‘ You know what men are like — swearing that their casual lovers are of no account , yet going berserk when we tell them the same thing ! ’ |
7 | I guessed where she had been , but I made her tell me the whole story . |