Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They believed in the myth and Diana could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth . |
| 2 | One feature maybe one or two benefits and you do n't have to tell them the whole story . |
| 3 | The listeners tuned in to the German wavelengths because they found Joyce amusing unintentionally or for his anecdotes , or else because they wished to hear both sides of the argument , or even because they did not trust their own authorities to tell them the whole truth . |
| 4 | More than , Marenches said later that the Shah had told him , " I count on you always to tell me the disagreeable things that other people wo n't say . |
| 5 | Now I want you to tell me the important part — why the hell are you so desperate that you 'll go to this extent in order to get your hands on the bequest ? |
| 6 | If you choose me then you have to tell me the whole truth — who your accomplice is . |
| 7 | If you know what a life mine is , in ways I was not able to tell you the other day , and what a terrible story mine has been , you would pray for me much . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I forget to tell you the other night . |
| 9 | Well in actual fact to te to tell you the honest truth we 've been so busy one way and another over the weekends have n't we ? |
| 10 | You remember I gave Ollie to tell you the new terms of … |
| 11 | Now , before speaking to that person , whether your boss or partner , ask your mentor to inspire you and to tell you the right time , to choose the right place and to give you the right words and the correct approach — and to help the other party accept what you have to say . |
| 12 | I have to tell you the terrible things I thought about you when I stumbled into that nursery , part of the rooms you had locked away from me . |
| 13 | I do not need to tell you the potential problems and chaos that the delay is causing to the reorganisation of the leagues next season . |
| 14 | There is , however , an inevitable logic to the appropriation of her meticulously constructed image , a process which the artist was mocking as early as 1933 : ‘ … some of the gringa women are imitating me and trying to dress ‘ a la Mexicana ’ , but the poor souls only look like cabbages and to tell you the naked truth they look absolutely impossible . ' |
| 15 | When speaking to Marco in the prison for instance , he tells him he is bound to be deported , and that there is no hope for him ; Alfieri would realise it was hard for Marco to take , but respected him enough to tell him the absolute truth . |
| 16 | I did n't know who to telephone first — my husband , to tell him the amazing news — or Sally Bulgin , editor of The Artist , to ask if she was really sure my picture was the chosen one ! |
| 17 | And eventually Doyle was forced to tell him the whole story . |
| 18 | He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news . |
| 19 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 20 | He was forced to tell her the heartbreaking news that : ‘ Mummy is n't coming back . ’ |
| 21 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |
| 22 | Part of him longed to tell her the true tale , though , sending up the dour moralistic headmaster and the schoolgirl 's screams at the sight of a perfectly natural part of his body . |
| 23 | Q : We paid for our holiday in Paphos , Cyprus , in January , but 36 hours before we were due to leave our tour operator , Saga Holidays , rang to tell us the Roman Hotel in Paphos was double-booked and to offer us the first week at another hotel which was , in our opinion , inferior . |
| 24 | For an autobiography which purports to tell us the real story behind the sacking of George Davies from the Next empire which he founded , What Next is on the naive side . |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't wait to see shear waters again , ’ I said brightly to the Warden when he came to check that we understood about Calor gas , to remind us to boil the drinking water and to tell us the exact procedure of what to do if we fell down a cliff . |