Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] tell [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The survey should also tell you the whereabouts of cattle and other farm animals . |
| 2 | and I probably wo n't stop I 'll just tell you a different way . |
| 3 | Oh I could tell you a lot about this but I 'll I 'll just tell you a little bit that 's all . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll just tell you a bit about it and then you can see . ’ |
| 5 | Which was okay when he was younger ; his mother , she had helped him choose his first wigs ( even if he could not tell her the cause of his fright , all his hair was on the pillow ) . |
| 6 | Even so , he could not disillusion her ; could not tell her the depths to which he had sunk . |
| 7 | Rain asked whether he could not tell her the story on the telephone . |
| 8 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Perhaps you 'd just tell me the details , and I 'll make one or two notes . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ Too bad you could n't tell him the truth — that whatever class that dress gets it owes to you . ’ |
| 14 | She could n't tell what the words were , but she was grateful that he was being detained . |
| 15 | He could n't tell me a price . |
| 16 | ‘ I could n't tell you the regiment , but there is a lieutenant of that name staying here . |
| 17 | But one one time one man put up and I do n't know the reason why and I could n't tell you the year but his name was er the Honour somebody . |
| 18 | And I supplied , ooh could n't tell you the firms . |
| 19 | He used to go to a lotta places er that as knocked down or , well I could n't tell you the kind of job , but often there was some locks on the premises was er , perhaps needed repair or he wanted them to be in before he could leave the job and say here you are , that 's the job done . |
| 20 | ‘ I could n't tell you the truth , Ruth . |
| 21 | I I could n't tell you the exact number but it was over a hundred shops in Edinburgh . |
| 22 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 23 | She was in search of a closer knowledge of her great-uncle , and here were informed friends of his , one of them of long standing , who could surely tell her a great part of what she wanted to know . |
| 24 | Since the work is covered by Building Regulations , you will need to inform your local authority ; they may well tell you the type of trench necessary , the ways the drains have to be laid in them depending on local soil conditions and the material to be used for the drains . |
| 25 | On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales . |
| 26 | He would n't tell me a whole lot about what the countries were like , because he did n't know himself . |
| 27 | ‘ Mr Updike would n't tell me the details of the accident . |
| 28 | ‘ Corps would n't tell me the latest position on the phone , sir , ’ Woodruffe said . |
| 29 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't face that girl , I ca n't tell her the sadistic bastard that raped her is going to be let loose . ’ |