Example sentences of "but [pron] had tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For part of the trip in a flat bed truck they 'd been acompanied by armed guards , but no-one had told them why . |
| 2 | And he added : ‘ I thanked my team for trying hard after the game , but I had to tell them they were outplayed by a better team . |
| 3 | I was afraid to speak to these important people but I had to tell them about the danger . |
| 4 | It would probably kill my mum but I had to tell them . |
| 5 | I know you need time , but I had to tell you . |
| 6 | I told her we were Baptists and she said she would tell her husband because he thought Gran was an amazing woman having such a large family , but she had told him that we probably belonged to ‘ one of these odd religions ! ’ . |
| 7 | But she had told him his daughter had been fathered by another man and she had tried to separate him from his main interest in life , the Club . |
| 8 | But she had told him his affair was the last straw . |
| 9 | But we had to tell them about some modifications that needed to be done . |
| 10 | She had n't yet seen his own advertisement in that morning 's paper , but he had told her he was putting one in . |