Example sentences of "[noun sg] tell [pers pn] the " in BNC.

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1 The oxygen isotonic ratios of the coral tell us the water temperature at the time the coral was growing .
2 Lancashire County Council tell me the skip will be provided from Tuesday 30th March to Tuesday 6th April .
3 ‘ For God 's sake tell me the truth .
4 British Rail tell us the London Paddington to Liverpool train service which is , is due at Oxford at six fifty-five tonight 's going to be starting from Reading instead ; that 's going to confuse a few people .
5 British Rail tell us the eighteen twenty four , Manchester to Paddington train — that 's the train that 's due in at Oxford at eighteen twenty four- is fifteen minutes late this evening , and all trains from Paddington to Oxford are about twenty minutes late .
6 To enable the House and the country to clear the matter up , will the Secretary of State tell us the correct figure ?
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