Example sentences of "[conj] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consider , for example , a mechanical clock : its several cogwheels will all turn at different rates and it is almost an arbitrary decision to link some of these to ‘ hands ’ that tell us the passage of the seconds , minutes , hours , or lunar month . |
| 2 | Sets of boundary conditions that tell us the state of some regions of the universe at a certain time and what effects propagate into it subsequently from the rest of the universe . |
| 3 | Just give me its name and tell me the place where I can find it . ’ |
| 4 | Crawl out of that little shell of yours and tell me the truth . |
| 5 | Can you advise me about the pros and cons and tell me the best way to retain their copper finish ? |
| 6 | Who can put their hand up and tell me the next number ? |
| 7 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |
| 8 | She used to tuck me in at night and tell me the most wonderful stories . ’ |
| 9 | If I 'm , try and tell me the steps that you went through to work out how you were going to draw your pie charts . |
| 10 | Since I had collected a handsome pay-out from Ladbrokes a year earlier with money on Alesi I thought it only fair to 'phone Ken Tyrrell and tell him the odds . |
| 11 | I dressed and rushed through the streets to Dana 's place , and after prolonged hammering on his door managed to wake him and tell him the news . |
| 12 | Take him away , Sergeant , and tell him the facts of life ! |
| 13 | Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed . |
| 14 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ Then go to Rebecque and tell him the bad news . ’ |
| 16 | A little before midnight Miriam , who had been unable to sleep , came over to see him and tell him the news . |
| 17 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 18 | I ’ m going to write to James , and tell him the true story . |
| 19 | Will the Chancellor have a word with his Chief Secretary and tell him the facts of life , which are that the burden of taxation is much higher than it was in 1970 when the Labour party was in office ? |
| 20 | Give me five minutes , then call your Super and tell him the situation here . ’ |
| 21 | I 'll have to wait until Bluebeard 's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth . |
| 22 | It 's much better to look people in the eye and tell them the truth . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Then get down to that church , ’ he said , ‘ and tell them the wedding 's off . ’ |
| 24 | Ring 0800 373240 and tell them the serial number on the back of the machine . |
| 25 | But he 's , he just really has to get in touch with one of them and tell them the prices . |
| 26 | go on , you know go on and tell them the strengths of the window |
| 27 | He added : ‘ You 'd better phone Pauline Wilmot , too , and tell her the ship 's overdue . |
| 28 | Go and visit the marchioness to-morrow and tell her the story . |
| 29 | ‘ There was a time recently when a friend of mine said she was in love and could I look up the man in question 's chart and tell her the truth ? |
| 30 | Call us on o-four-one , three-three-two , seven thousand and tell us the gist of the story . |