Example sentences of "tell i [adv] [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then tell me how long it is since you left school , ’ he asked with a fascinatingly wry little smile . |
| 2 | Ha ha , very funny — now tell me how much I 'm really dilated . |
| 3 | ‘ Feargal , just tell me how much I owe you . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Which I will do as soon as you tell me how much I owe ! ’ |
| 5 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 6 | Come and tell me how much you 'd like . |
| 7 | Tell me how wicked I am ! ’ he said . |
| 8 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |