Example sentences of "[vb mod] tell [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the abbot and I knew , though he may have felt that he must tell Prior Robert . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ You must tell that to the court ! ’ he roared . |
| 3 | Your attire must tell other walkers and climbers how serious you are , indicate the status you enjoy in the world of mountaineering , and not make locals in the mountain 's nearest bar fall dangerously silent when you pop in for a pint on the way back home . |
| 4 | ‘ Maybe you should tell that to Artai . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Indeed , when we discovered the letter had been sent on , because of client confidentiality , we felt it was important that we should tell any client for whom we acted — either before or presently — that it had been done and not at our behest . ’ |
| 6 | I I do , I do n't really see why any one person should tell another what it can and can not do ! |
| 7 | Yet when you do n't love many people I think you should tell those whom you do . ’ |
| 8 | Now what happens when you go to the station on a Sunday to park your car and find all the spaces are taken up by a car boot , er the whole think is a nonsense and er frankly somebody should tell British Rail so er I wonder if this is Chairman a shot across the bows of er rail privat privatisation and if it is I welcome it . |
| 9 | Well , I think we should tell national office that this is , you know , this is happening and it 's not on ! |
| 10 | A farmer might tell one of his workmen : ‘ You 'd better take that dutfin [ bridle ] to the knacker 's . ’ |
| 11 | On the other hand she might tell all afterwards when she got back to literary London . |
| 12 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
| 13 | one A&R person might tell another that he or she does n't like the band , and the feeling can spread like wild fire . |
| 14 | I 'll tell that lady when she come . |
| 15 | I 'll tell all my friends to go and get tissue-typed . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll tell young John not to say anything . ’ |
| 17 | Oh yeah , you 'll tell any fucker that ! |
| 18 | ‘ You could make it to the end now , and I 'll tell old Sam you 've done a length . ’ |
| 19 | Boz is the only one she 'd tell such a thing to , but she 's already told me Boz has n't been to see her since the attack . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'd tell any new mum who wants to treat herself to buy a steam steriliser . |
| 21 | He could tell endless tales , normally with himself as the butt . |
| 22 | They asked how they could tell other parents the anti-opt-out reasons he gave and he suggested they produce a leaflet . |
| 23 | I could tell all your readers how to knit . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , I could tell all yow a thing ter shock yer , ’ she said wagging her forefinger . |
| 25 | Duncan could tell all the exertions of the last fifteen minutes had exhausted him . |
| 26 | She had looked forward to long satisfying talks with him , when she could tell all about her feelings and all the worries she had kept to herself for so long , but it was not easy for Joe to spend time alone with her . |
| 27 | TIME was you could tell one superstar from another . |
| 28 | Perhaps I could tell Norman he was a godson with whom I 'd lost touch when his real mother died ? |
| 29 | ‘ You could tell that ? |
| 30 | From his inertness and his light breathing she could tell that Dmitri was asleep . |