Example sentences of "she would tell [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to tease her about being so house-proud and she 'd tell me how her Aunt Rosina brought her up to do everything just so . ’ |
| 2 | I can picture Marie — how she 'd tell me off if she could see me . |
| 3 | But when she was very sad she understood that sorrow casts out fear , and then the murderer could call with a few of his friends and she would tell them wearily to bugger off and they would go , since , after all , there can be no satisfaction in murdering the dead . |
| 4 | He could remember what a flurry Martha Pritchett used to get into when Lady Debrace stopped in for a cup of tea , and how afterwards she would tell them proudly how her ladyship had sat down and chatted as if she were no grander than Nurse Wilks ! |
| 5 | She would tell him where to place the pillow under your back , how to put on a condom for someone else , how to dry tears quickly , how not to be afraid , how to go down , how to let go of someone because it 's not the end of the world . |
| 6 | Rain said she would tell him presently , which did little to pacify him , and she went on in English to Maurin : ‘ Joseph ca n't operate here without you , can he ? |
| 7 | But she would write and tell him how fine the flower-beds were and how across the road the sea rushed into the golden shore and she would tell him how much she missed him . |
| 8 | I had to be sure she would tell you only about things that happened long ago . |