Example sentences of "you [modal v] tell me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , you must tell me all about it . |
| 2 | But you must tell me all about it , I ca n't wait to hear . |
| 3 | when we were at Carrie 's at the weekend I said you must tell me all the birthdays again , because I ca n't find them . |
| 4 | ‘ Catherine , ’ he said , ‘ you must tell me one thing . |
| 5 | But I expect you 'll tell me one of these days . ’ |
| 6 | Has it to do with what you said as you 'd tell me one day ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Ah , I was hoping you could tell me that . |
| 8 | ‘ Yes , I remember … when I said you never talked about your parents , and you told me that one day you would tell me all about them . |
| 9 | Oh well , you will tell me that what I write to you are only banalities . |
| 10 | Perhaps you can tell me that ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll make a pot of tea then you can tell me all about it . ’ |
| 12 | Do let's chat again some time and you can tell me all the gossip about Buck 's new tenants . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ In a moment you can tell me all about Richard . |
| 14 | ‘ Let's get as drunk as you think we have to , and you can tell me all the reasons I 'm so childish . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You can tell me all about this while you pour me a drink , ’ he said quietly and they went into the kitchen . |
| 16 | ‘ You can tell me all that over the phone . ’ |
| 17 | Now , ’ he added , rising to his feet and taking the plate from her hand , ‘ it 's a beautiful moonlit night — so why do n't we take a walk in the garden , and you can tell me all about the history of your old family home ? ’ |
| 18 | Get into bed , I 'll bring you some water , and you can tell me all about it . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You can tell me all about Sarah Chester 's range of products on the way . |
| 20 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 21 | Yo go on you can tell me this joke and then you can finish . |
| 22 | Then you can tell me some more about that book you 've been buried in for the past week . " |