Example sentences of "she [vb mod] [adv] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 2 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 3 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 4 | She could n't tell what the words were , but she was grateful that he was being detained . |
| 5 | I mean , why did n't she tell me the truth , I can understand you know , I could , you know , I could perha if she 'd just tell me the truth you know tell me why she 's u , what she 's up to and that . |
| 6 | She wo n't tell us the truth , but I know it , she wets herself , she does n't want it to show on the chairs in school |