Example sentences of "can tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Though I suppose they can tell you something . |
2 | a sight worse then I can tell ya , he did a , a |
3 | ‘ Gave us a start , I can tell ye , coming on 'er like that lurking in the shadows . |
4 | If you can tell him what 's happening with the other players he 's happy because then he knows what there is to do . |
5 | I s'pose now we has to put up with young Doctor Lovell dashing in and out again before you can tell him what ails you . ’ |
6 | He also carefully counts the local council votes in all the wards which affect his constituency to see what they can tell him about the likely outcome of the parliamentary election . |
7 | ‘ If you happen to see Mr Butler , you can tell him I 'll be going to Tokyo anyway . ’ |
8 | If you can tell him next week he 's back in |
9 | I can tell him things because he 's not involved , as you and Adams are . ’ |
10 | I can tell him how important it is for us to have a home of our own . |
11 | I can tell him how the Store nomes thought that his grandfather created the world . |
12 | You can tell him you showed the girl a knife , that you got into her room and that she handed the wallet over . |
13 | If the Headmaster walks in and there 's a bit of chaos I can tell him why it 's a mess and it does n't bother me . |
14 | Dr van der Merwe studies old bones , and the chemistry of those bones can tell him what their owners ate when they were alive . |
15 | Well , if you 're not , then you can tell him something from me . ’ |
16 | ‘ When I die , ’ she said , ‘ you can tell him from me that I had n't forgotten him . |
17 | " Well , I suppose we 'd better go and see the Chief Rabbit and you can tell him about it . |
18 | Esther can tell him what paintings to look at in New York . |
19 | " You can tell him , " I said , turning and looking him in the face , " that you were entirely mistaken ; that my boss really is my boss , and that I 'm not going to have a baby . " |
20 | ‘ Well , you can tell him it 's not all right ! ’ she snapped . |
21 | You can tell him anything he could possibly want to know about me . ’ |
22 | Well we can tell him how much we 'd be charging them to . |
23 | And we can tell him how , how much we 're gon na charge him but it 's up to him or whatever . |
24 | ‘ You can tell him yourself . |
25 | Hamilton added loudly , ‘ You can tell him we 'd like a word next time the order 's due , as well . ’ |
26 | the important is that he knows what you 're on and why you 're on it , and you can tell him that . |
27 | You can tell him that if he wants to meet me , I 'll be able to prove that I was right all along . ’ |
28 | ‘ You do n't know what scale it was , but you can tell him Dieter says he 's sorry . ’ |
29 | You can tell him from me that if he wants me to stay in this urban backwater of yours he 'll have to provide me with an interesting occupation — and I do n't mean modelling your dress . |
30 | The last thing I want is to upset him or the family — I ca n't bear hurting people — but I 'm harmless ; you can tell him that ! ’ |