Example sentences of "[noun pl] to tell the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are referred to in disputes to tell the parents what happened and are believed in preference to the ‘ naughty ’ child . |
| 2 | And then crossed out ‘ dumb ’ and inserted ‘ sweet ’ because it occurred to her that Mrs Rundle might have known about this affliction from the lawyers but had not been able to find the words to tell the children about it . |
| 3 | Because it is inexpensive , burning incense-sticks to tell the time continued to be used down to the present century . |
| 4 | But I hope you will join me tonight in saluting ALL the correspondents and crews — from the BBC , ITN , BSkyB and other broadcasters here and abroad as well as those from newspapers and agencies like Visnews — join me in saluting those who risk their lives in appalling circumstances to tell the world the truth about what was Yugoslavia . |
| 5 | The layout of a story ballet or ballet d'action was first conceived by John Weaver in 1717 when he did away with actors and/or singers to tell the story . |
| 6 | Be did away with actors and singers to tell the story as had happened hitherto . |
| 7 | Or the little portable sundials which shepherds used to carry up into the mountains to tell the time by ; or , a last reassuringly bucolic reminder that Bayonne 's fighting days are over , an English bayonet from the Napoleonic wars converted for stripping corn-cobs . |
| 8 | She and her colleagues visit as many of them as possible at fortnightly intervals to tell the children stories from picture books , and to get to know the supervisors and staff and the children 's mothers . |
| 9 | Instead of following the movements of heavenly bodies , we rely on mechanical or electronic clocks to tell the time . |
| 10 | The three leading Belgian dailies simply reproduced our Page One on their front pages to tell the story of ‘ Fergie and Johnny ’ . |
| 11 | The exhibition contains memorabilia from four generations of the Astor family , including letters and photographs , with graphic panels to tell the story of their position in society . |
| 12 | The exhibition contains memorabilia from four generations of the Astor family , including letters and photographs , with graphic panels to tell the story of their position in society . |
| 13 | This major new visitor attraction located at Trinity College uses the most modern techniques to tell the story of Dublin , its origins , its past and its present . |
| 14 | Sometimes you meet locals that are brimming with tales to tell the tourists . |
| 15 | The next step involves staff learning complex commands to tell the machine to carry out a sequence of tasks . |
| 16 | 3 Write a few sentences to tell the story of what happens in Part One . |
| 17 | There is no requirement in the Act for the police to tell the individual that the procession or assembly is being held in breach of the conditions imposed . |
| 18 | Historically , it originated in the recognition by the early scribes in the twelfth–fourteenth centuries that readers needed visual clues to tell the difference between words that otherwise would look identical ; and one of the ways they tried to show this was by the addition of the e . |
| 19 | Sailors returning home stuck a pineapple or two on their gateposts to tell the community they were back and welcomed visitors . |
| 20 | Downing Street officials work late into the night drawing up plans to tell the Commons , the nation and the world that Charles and Diana can no longer bear to live together . |
| 21 | Swimming off Britain 's sewage-strewn beaches can make you sick , but constant campaigning from The Marine Conservation Society has put pressure on local authorities to tell the public exactly what and where the dangers are . |
| 22 | It is for the discount houses to tell the Bank the rate at which they wish to sell — the Bank may accept or decline the offers . |
| 23 | Fashion editors , after all , are forever exhorting us to express ourselves in every peplum , to use checks to tell the world where we are at , and to affirm our commitment to the modern lifestyle with Lycra . |