Example sentences of "and tell [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house . |
| 2 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 3 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 4 | That afternoon in free time the sergeant stopped her , and told her the work had n't been done properly . |
| 5 | A passing student doctor clipped and tied the umbilical cord for her , and told her the baby was a girl and just fine . |
| 6 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |
| 7 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 8 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |
| 9 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 10 | Diggs came and told us the day he broke out . ’ |
| 11 | Just give me its name and tell me the place where I can find it . ’ |
| 12 | Crawl out of that little shell of yours and tell me the truth . |
| 13 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |
| 14 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 15 | Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed . |
| 16 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 17 | I 'll have to wait until Bluebeard 's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth . |
| 18 | I dressed and rushed through the streets to Dana 's place , and after prolonged hammering on his door managed to wake him and tell him the news . |
| 19 | A little before midnight Miriam , who had been unable to sleep , came over to see him and tell him the news . |
| 20 | Give me five minutes , then call your Super and tell him the situation here . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Then get down to that church , ’ he said , ‘ and tell them the wedding 's off . ’ |
| 22 | It 's much better to look people in the eye and tell them the truth . ’ |
| 23 | Ring 0800 373240 and tell them the serial number on the back of the machine . |
| 24 | Go and visit the marchioness to-morrow and tell her the story . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ You 'd better phone Pauline Wilmot , too , and tell her the ship 's overdue . |
| 26 | ‘ There was a time recently when a friend of mine said she was in love and could I look up the man in question 's chart and tell her the truth ? |
| 27 | Call us on o-four-one , three-three-two , seven thousand and tell us the gist of the story . |
| 28 | when he 's been there a little while perhaps he can come with all the authority of a Euro MP and tell us the answer to his own question er , the honourable member for Ashfield er referred back to the positioning of the European parliament er where it should meet , there are three sites . |
| 29 | " I thought I was going to meet you and tell you the day . |
| 30 | As Ken told John Lahr , author of the official Orton biography Prick Up Your Ears ( Lahr also edited the Orton diaries ) : ‘ He ( Orton ) had this capacity to have a sexual adventure and tell you the conversation that went on as well . |