Example sentences of "[coord] tell i " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |
| 2 | ‘ I was going to have a coffee at the Greek cake shop , ’ Constance went on , ‘ but just as I was going in one of those middle-class , middle-aged ladies with a smile on her face was coming out , and whenever I see one of them I think she 's going to try and sell me a poppy or something or tell me Jesus loves me . |
| 3 | I keep thinking one of them will shove me in the ribs , or tell me that I 'm ugly . |
| 4 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 5 | If you want to ask me something or tell me about something you put your hand up and wait for me to ask you . |
| 6 | Look me in the eye Goldberg and tell me whether that picture was any good . |
| 7 | Come and sit down and tell me what 's been happening . ’ |
| 8 | Why did I bother to tell her , only to have her shout at me , accuse me of being crazy to wake her up for that and tell me to keep my nose out of her brother 's business , especially since it was nothing to do with me . |
| 9 | I put the remains of our dinner on the window ledge to attract them , and when one of them alighted near me I called to it , ‘ Taste this couscous , steamed and mixed with oil , English pigeon , and tell me if it 's nice . ’ |
| 10 | Cut the sob stuff and tell me what happened that night . |
| 11 | If it were , the day would come when the man behind the shining table lamp would toss a fountain pen in my direction and tell me to sign a piece of paper , and I would say , what the hell , why not ? |
| 12 | Come and tell me about this morning , ’ He looked round for Catherine to discover that with admirable good sense she had asked for the facilities of the house , and was being issued with soap and hand-towels by Miss Williams . |
| 13 | Consider it all well , look into yourself , and tell me soon how you feel . |
| 14 | Dearest friend — Let me know soon if you are quite well , and tell me just how you are feeling . |
| 15 | I 've seen her several times and before you rang me at the theatre , she had promised to find out where you were and tell me . ’ |
| 16 | Wo n't you sit down again and tell me something I 'm dying to ask you ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I want you to begin at the beginning and tell me your life . |
| 18 | ‘ Just look at this and tell me if you recognise this man . ’ |
| 19 | My family ca n't understand why I might need to eat more , and tell me it 's greediness . |
| 20 | Write and tell me and I will do as you say . |
| 21 | He ca n't cuddle me any more and tell me everything 's going to be all right , so he hits me to show he 's still the boss . |
| 22 | It would have been the easiest thing in the world take me into another room and tell me they actually liked what Allison was doing , but they did n't . ’ |
| 23 | He can make you believe you are the only woman on earth for him , and only a Frenchman out of all the men in the world could look at me and tell me to my face that I am beautiful . |
| 24 | Each interview was with a single-sex group of girls or boys , and I began by asking them to choose their favourite character or person on TV and tell me a bit about them . |
| 25 | ‘ All right , but mind you come and tell me if you can , so that I can climb up with you , ’ said Anne . |
| 26 | So , she starts quizzing me and I start nattering on about the bloody Brontes — I think Mrs Fleming must 've been really intelligent when she was young , honest-to-god she was firing them at me faster than Bamber Gascoigne , she says to me : ‘ And tell me , Karen , how are you going to deal with the themes of Repressed Sexuality in the Brontes ' work ? ’ |
| 27 | She briefly told them what had occurred , and asked the lad to look for me and tell me that I must go to the police station and not come home without an officer for protection . |
| 28 | If so write and tell me all about it — I 'll be sending a bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne for the best letter ! |
| 29 | And I will be deliriously happy if you write and tell me if you find an answer to your original query elsewhere , as then I will be able to help other people in future . |
| 30 | Putting a hand on her arm , he said gently , ‘ Would you like to sit for a while and tell me about it ? ’ |