Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] tell [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The low style is surely recalled by the colloquial " " Hé " " given to God and St Peter as noted above , and the high by the description of the young wife in Les Trois Boçus : ( a beautiful girl So beautiful that she was a delight And if I should tell you the truth I do not think that Nature ever made Any more beautiful creature . ) |
| 2 | ‘ Look , I 've promised I 'll tell ye the story of that family , and after dinner I will . |
| 3 | But I 'll tell you the name that is used , or was used afterwards , but I do n't know if that name is still used I certainly have n't seen it in a text book in years ! |
| 4 | I 'll tell you the dates of it . |
| 5 | I 'll wait , I 'll tell you the story about the fire |
| 6 | ‘ I 'll tell you the rest , ’ he said , ‘ tomorrow night ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll tell you the rest of the story anyway . |
| 8 | I 'll tell you the crunch point of it all . |
| 9 | I never expected them to , I 'll tell you the truth , but then again at that age you do n't think they ever will or it 'll ever happen to you do you ? |
| 10 | Oh , I 'll tell you the truth some day but that 's another story . |
| 11 | I 'll tell you the reason why I did this . |
| 12 | I 'll tell you the reason why I like to record what we say , somebody came to our house Thursday , did I mention it to you on the phone ? |
| 13 | ‘ Look , ’ he said : ‘ I 'll tell you the sum total of why I 'm uneasy about it — and I tell you I realize it sounds pretty feeble . |
| 14 | I 'll tell you the weather down south is just as bad . |
| 15 | Three clues to a certain film , and I 'll tell you the answer in about half an hour 's time , just before four o'clock . |
| 16 | At his peak , three years ago , Mr Deaves was reported as saying : ‘ If you go bankrupt tomorrow , I 'll tell you the upside . |
| 17 | Listen if I had enough time I 'll tell you the joke of a life time mate , but I have n't got the time . |
| 18 | Over the last six weeks or so I 'll tell you the places I 've been and the people I 've seen in the National Health Service . |
| 19 | I 'll tell you the details later … ’ |
| 20 | And when we get home again I shall tell him the truth — about who I am , and about Havvie , not the lies about being a governess , and Mama and Papa being dead . |
| 21 | So in this merry mood of self flagellation I shall tell you the story of one monumental cock-up that taught me two very important lessons . |
| 22 | I asked him how many houses had been completed in 1991 , and I will tell him the answer . |
| 23 | ‘ I will tell them the truth when they are old enough . |
| 24 | If anyone asks how you treated me , I will tell them the truth , that you were very cruel to me . |
| 25 | One day I will tell everyone the truth about that night , and clear my name . |
| 26 | But I will tell you the details that were not in the report . |
| 27 | Ask me what you like , Mr Holmes , and I will tell you the truth . |
| 28 | I can tell you the rest of the story another time . |
| 29 | I can tell you the boys in blue are pleased you 've turned up . |
| 30 | I can tell you the serial number — maybe someone will come up with it — L12304 , with a dragon on the front , crudely carved during a drunken night with Christine ! |