Example sentences of "tell [pron] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I mean , I told them at the time I was against the of a sixteen month deal . |
| 2 | Christ Almighty , I told you at the time , did n't I ? |
| 3 | I told you at the time to stick out and then she would have to get a housekeeper in . |
| 4 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 5 | As I told her at the time there were several possibilities . ’ |
| 6 | We have been told nothing about the time of year , but for the purposes of the story we must assume that the rains have come , and the waters are high and fast , even though the women and children have got across safely enough . |
| 7 | ‘ You should have told me at the time ! ’ |
| 8 | Memories came rushing back of the night when Johnny had described this room ; the night she had told him about the time hiccup . |
| 9 | Forcing her mind away from what Rune had told her about the time he 'd spent with Lotta and how the relationship had evaporated with only the bitter dregs left in evidence , she allowed it to dwell on how they 'd spent the rest of the day . |
| 10 | You come down here and tell me about the time you went to the Abacos . ’ |
| 11 | She rang erm a le , did she tell so , did , mum tell you about the time she had erm some calls about two in the morning ? |
| 12 | do n't always tell you at the time they just say |
| 13 | Did I ever tell you about the time I was thrown into a lake up in the — ’ |
| 14 | Did I ever tell you about the time in the Persian Empire when- ’ |
| 15 | Then Kier tells us about the time she saw a UFO . |
| 16 | I remember my uncle Tommy Hauxwell , who came to live with us to manage the farm after Father died , telling me about the time Great-Grandad bought a big flock of geese over in Stainmore , which is more than six miles away over the moors . |
| 17 | He recalled his telling him about the time he went into a pub when a man suggested having sex with him and pulled down his trousers in front of the assembled company . |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , no , she 's going to tell me about the time when she arrived at King ‘ s Cross station , pregnant , with a wage-packet in her pocket and no home . ’ |
| 19 | Uncle used to tell me about the time when the primitive Methodists and the Wesley Methodists were joining up . |