Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 2 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 3 | And yet there was a part of her which longed to get to the bottom of this complex man , an instinct perhaps which told her the quest would be a worthwhile one . |
| 4 | So she told us the last time she was round she was going on a course for that sort of thing and she said now would you like to try it said fair enough . |
| 5 | When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance . |
| 6 | I could see that he was rather cross with me , and soon he told me the reason . |
| 7 | The conversation was wide-ranging , but gradually I told her the full story of what had happened to me over the previous year or so . |
| 8 | And then he looks at the priest , and adds , ‘ Now you tell me the truth … |
| 9 | Well I tell you the reason why I do n't |
| 10 | Well I tell you the best one is |
| 11 | Mid-level Immediately I told him the truth about it , ( he relented . ) |
| 12 | So I said well you tell me the number . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me the date for the birth had changed ? |
| 15 | ‘ But did n't you tell them the truth ? |
| 16 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us the floor 's covered in puke ? ’ he said angrily , hopping on one foot . |
| 17 | Well I was supposed to be but erm every single time they arrange it and they either tell me the wrong da well they told me the wrong day last week cos , they told me Tuesd they told me it was Thursday when it , when it was actually Tuesday when I was getting pissed at Scott 's house so erm it was too late by then . |
| 18 | Why did n't he tell me the truth ? |
| 19 | But why had n't he told her the truth ? |
| 20 | ‘ Huh , ’ she said , and then smiled faintly as she said , ‘ odd , you know : you tell me that Annie 's a good woman , and I suppose she is , but I ca n't stand the sight of her ; then I tell you the constable 's a good man , and you know he is , and you ca n't stand the sight of him . |
| 21 | Sometimes she told herself the postcards , or exercise book scrawls , were messages to Daniel , but one should never , she considered , ignore surface meanings in favour of implications and the damned things were addressed to her , to Frederica . |
| 22 | where it , she said it was too big for her and er she wanted something smaller , with a swap , well I did n't swap for the reason mine was overlooking the lake , it was in a better position , and er , then she told me the reason she wanted to swap cos er , she said it was too big cos her husband had died , I started to speak to her about when God 's kingdom comes on the earth , these dead ones will come back , these loved ones |
| 23 | That you have a map of an island ; that there 's crosses on the map to show where treasure is ; and that the island is — ’ Then he told us the exact place . |
| 24 | There is a point just outside the village to the east ( i.e. the direction you have come up from ) , from where everyone tells you the views are best . |
| 25 | That 's when I told her the rest . |
| 26 | We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his . |
| 27 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 28 | That 's why I sa that 's why I told them the weekend I thought at least I 'll have something sha n't I ? |
| 29 | That 's why I told you the difference , you ca n't really |