Sentence examples for first telling us from inspiring English sources

But James's narrator approaches Catherine ("the only good thing in the story") more gingerly, as a good modernist should, first telling us what the community says about the girl, in a kind of chorus: The most that had ever been said for her was that she had a "nice" face.

But there is no doubt that it was the behaviour of chimpanzees, our closest animal relatives, that first told us tool use was not an exclusively human talent.

But first tell us of this beast you speak of.

When he first told us that he had been arrested he offered his resignation.

"He was the one who first told us what had happened.

Jim, before we get into the controversy over the Ryan proposal, first tell us what's in it.

"They first tell us to go home, and then they present the idea of the referendum?" asked Bora Ekrem, 24, a student.

SÃO PAULO — It was more than two decades ago, but I still remember the shocked look my brother and I shared when our father first told us he had done time in prison for working against Brazil's military government.

The first tells us whether to approach or avoid someone, while the latter indicates if that person is physically strong or weak — and it is also the trait most closely tied to the appearance of competence.

"When Hillary first told us that she was ready to hit the road for Iowa, we literally looked at her and said, 'Seriously?' And she said, 'Seriously,'" her aide, Huma Abedin, told Clinton supporters in a conference call on Sunday night.

"First tell us if you like the deal," he said.