Example sentences of "tell you the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Tell me , ’ he complained , ‘ what would be your reaction if I told you the moon just fell out of the sky ? ’ |
| 2 | It wo n't obstruct no light though because I told you the sun is more er , without the back it joins down the car |
| 3 | Check all the spellings , and I told you the horror story about the gentleman whose name was wrongly spelt . |
| 4 | I told you the problem was a political one . ’ |
| 5 | And I assume it was your sister who told you the name of the family I was looking for ? ’ |
| 6 | I told you the way of that . ’ |
| 7 | But , erm , I told you the story of our cleaning lady . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm so glad I told you the truth this morning . |
| 9 | ‘ I told you the truth , mother . |
| 10 | ‘ I told you the truth about Havvie . |
| 11 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I already told you the truth . ’ |
| 13 | I told you the truth . ’ |
| 14 | It was quieter , with few shops , not one of them interesting , and restaurants which opened with optimistic flourishes and invitations but where , after a few weeks , you could see the desolate owner standing in the doorway wondering where he 'd gone wrong ; his eyes told you the area was n't going to revive in his lifetime . |
| 15 | That 's why I told you the difference , you ca n't really |
| 16 | That was before he told you the news ? ’ |
| 17 | " Would he have told you the name of one of his attackers , and might you have recognized that name … ? " |
| 18 | If I 'd known you were prone to nightmares I 'd never have told you the story ! ’ |
| 19 | Have n't I ever told you the story about Maurice helping Louis hide all the wine ? |
| 20 | Have I told you the story ? |
| 21 | John will have told you the way we operate er we we we er we |
| 22 | The letter which you received from the Director of Education will have told you the reason for the Council 's decision to refuse a place at the school(s) you wanted your child to go to . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've told you the arrangement , Marco , ’ said Tabitha . |
| 24 | Now you 'll all know that I 've told you the truth ! ’ he shouted . |
| 25 | ‘ Now that I 've told you the truth , you do n't need to fear . |
| 26 | I 've told you the truth , exactly as it happened . |
| 27 | ‘ I swear I 've told you the truth about the drugs . |
| 28 | ‘ I swear I have told you the truth . |
| 29 | I also know that your informant there has not told you the truth . |
| 30 | ‘ And if I had told you the truth , Neil , that day when Jem Higgins knocked me senseless , what would you have done then ? |