Example sentences of "[verb] to tell [pers pn] that you " in BNC.
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| 1 | They came to tell me that you 'd gone under before they could help you . |
| 2 | Close friends and family — those who really care about you — will be happy to comply but you must remember to tell them that you would like them to indicate what they think are your weaknesses as well as your strengths or they will simply say nice things about you . |
| 3 | And you , you 'd got to tell them that you 'd been , where you 'd got , where you 'd been . |
| 4 | You are not going to tell me that you like her ? |
| 5 | Or are you still going to tell me that you were alone , alone all evening except for a half hour in a café ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And now you 're going to tell me that you 're not that kind of girl , ’ he said , his lips barely moving . |
| 7 | ‘ I called to tell you that you have to pay Toby Sutch , and fast . ’ |
| 8 | Do you mean to tell me that you never see any case of obstruction , street shouting , begging , carts and cycles with no lights , no offences against the motor car laws , or in other words , that everybody — men , women , and children — know the laws so well that they can avoid the many pit-falls ? |
| 9 | ‘ You — you mean to tell me that you left the area to come to our aid ? ’ |
| 10 | Dare to tell me that you see nothing there of him , that you have no feeling for the strokes of your hands , that you have no will in you to venture after him ! |
| 11 | I have to tell you that you must also fulfil the other obligations you have to your people if you are to remain in this kingdom . |
| 12 | But if you have to tell us that you wan na week off we need some notice . |
| 13 | ‘ I merely wanted to tell you that you 've scared the hell out of everyone at Saracen — except me . |