Example sentences of "[art] [noun] to tell i " in BNC.
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| 1 | During this period of uncertainty , Jean-Claude was as anxious as I. He never missed the opportunity to tell me how different his life had become since I moved in with him : he was happy now , he could work . |
| 2 | But er she 's coming a and gives him twenty five pounds for what he 's done oh he came in , he came into the kitchen , it 's ever so funny , he came into the kitchen to tell me about this you see Anyway he came back in there and I said to him I 'm not really enthusiastic about the thought er thinking that I was involved with this as well so the dear woman turned round and said to me it 's only your husband so I said well I 'd better go back in the kitchen where I know my place . |
| 3 | For some reason this inspires the barman to tell me there were a lot of good boxers in the 1980s because they were hungry . |
| 4 | All I 'll say is that you must be honest and , if it 's wrong and this man is a mistake , you must have the courage to tell me . |
| 5 | No one , not one of you , had the courage to tell me ! ’ |
| 6 | Scott then had the cheek to tell me What can I put , good luck ? |
| 7 | Then he had the cheek to tell me Joey erm Joey had a lot of skeletons in his . |
| 8 | ‘ What gives you the right to tell me what to do ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose you think bringing me home gives you the right to tell me which friends I should choose , do you ? |
| 10 | And now you have the gall to tell me you wo n't pay our monthly account . ’ |
| 11 | I asked the conductor to tell me when we came to my stop , and he said , " Lady , you think I got X-ray eyes or something ? |
| 12 | ‘ Well , what was it you rang up the Yard to tell me ? ’ |
| 13 | People keep writing letters to the Mercury saying how can we afford to spend time and money debating this , well they can afford the time and the money employing out of work newsreaders to produce videos and writers and photographers to produce their glossy magazines , their glossy leaflets I did n't need the R S P C A or the League to tell me that er , the fox photo , this fox photo was a fake , I mean that 's obvious to anybody I did n't need them to tell me that the video was suspect , that too is obvious . |
| 14 | In the next record gap he came trundling into the studio to tell me that the phone call was from the bride 's stepmother . |
| 15 | ‘ But if he 's flown halfway round the world to tell me he loves me , then why did n't he tell me he loves me ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I realise now that I was being told to get lost , but that Chris did n't have the guts to tell me himself , ’ she recalls . |
| 17 | In some cases , where the childhood has been unhappy or deprived , there is no such happy occasion to build upon ; in such instances I start by asking the patient to tell me what he could see as he lay in bed at night — this often brings its own feelings of security to even the unhappiest child . |
| 18 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 19 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 20 | ‘ At least he had the decency to tell me himself I hope he is as successful a manager as he was a player . ’ |
| 21 | Mr manager at branch mean the area manager us , she said he 's not even had the decency to tell me himself |
| 22 | ‘ Thank you , darling , ’ she said and punched me vigorously on the arm to tell me to get lost , though it was half a joke , it 's always half a joke with Dodger . |
| 23 | As soon as they were alone , he said awkwardly , ‘ Look , old chap , you 've every right to tell me to mind my own business , but unless I 've made two and two equal five , then I think as your friend I ought to speak up . |
| 24 | ‘ There 's no need to tell me how determined they can be . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ No need to tell me , really . |
| 26 | Then , hammering home his point , ‘ And she had no need to tell me that . ’ |
| 27 | Victoria said , ‘ Shelley , there 's no need to tell me anything . ’ |
| 28 | Volodya told a friend to tell me |
| 29 | You 'll have a chance to tell me or ask me whatever it is that 's bothering you , and I 'll listen . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |