Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [conj] [pron] tell " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 2 | ‘ But you 'd better do as he tells you . |
| 3 | I only went 'cos somebody told me they was 'andin' out food parcels . |
| 4 | You must only give her an ounce every hour , and you will only start when I tell you , and stop immediately I order you to . |
| 5 | We tried to persuade Tom not to go and I told him to stay well away from the horses . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh my , oh my , ’ she whispered , ‘ just wait till I tell Zoe ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Just wait until I tell my mum ! ’ |
| 8 | Openness did not demand that he tell her he had suggested it . |
| 9 | I just feel that it tells me nothing about them . ’ |
| 10 | Just thought if I tell you why because I 'm cold . |
| 11 | ‘ And you 're not to move until I tell you . ’ |
| 12 | What difference could it possibly make if she told him she loved or hated him ? |
| 13 | They did the opposite , as usually happens when she tells people to do things . |
| 14 | I forced him to try marriage guidance and then backed off bawling when he told our counsellor he 'd felt alienated since our eldest , then seven , was two . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Your head will probably improve if I tell you where you are — and who I am , ’ he began conversationally . |
| 16 | She 'd inwardly fumed when he told her drug users were habitual liars , that they 'd say or do anything to get what they wanted . |
| 17 | ‘ The princess really laughed when I told her she was getting kippers . |
| 18 | I do n't know whether I told you … but some years ago she was diagnosed as having … polyneuritis … ’ |
| 19 | And they did n't work so many hours , I worked er I do n't know whether I told you this last time but er I worked , my normal week was sixty six hours , sixty six hours for five shilling . |
| 20 | I do n't know whether I told you , I ca n't remember or not |
| 21 | I do n't know whether you told him but he himself |
| 22 | ONE of rugby league 's most coveted records is in danger and Dean Marwood — the man with history at his feet — did n't know until I told him . |
| 23 | ‘ Well , she wo n't know if nobody tells her , ’ said Camille , but , in truth , she knew she could depend on the discretion of her friends . |
| 24 | I do n't know if it tells you how much this production cost but I know it said something about , oh the one thing |
| 25 | Erm I do n't know if I told you before , I hated any sort of games . |
| 26 | I do n't know if I told you that we have acquired another cat ? |
| 27 | Well I , what I did n't tell you was I do n't know if I told Sandra did I ? |
| 28 | I ca n't do that I tell you , I mean I do n't mind , do n't get me wrong it 's just that I was the last one back up and I got up there , still got a little bit of to do and they got more than they did |
| 29 | But if she did n't try , or he refused her food because she would n't do as he told her , she would quickly become too weak . |
| 30 | Sandra Peden , her that works in the Co-operative she 's a Gold Medallist in Elocution you know , well wait till I tell you she came on in a long Laura Ashley nightdress carrying a Wee Willie Winkie candlestick with wee pink bedsocks and a matching pompom hat and did Holy Willie 's Prayer . |