Example sentences of "you could tell the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her father had once said when discussing classes , if they were all naked you could tell the county man from the commoner because of his commanding tone or his easy insolence . |
| 2 | In each gear you could tell the carburettors were better balanced after 12,000 miles as the slower increments always favoured the later set of figures . |
| 3 | ‘ Well for a start , madam , you could tell the captain . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought you could tell the Ship what to do ! ’ said Masklin . |
| 5 | You could tell the system to delay sending the faxes until , say midnight , when fax lines are likely to be quiet as well as cheap . |
| 6 | You could tell the day |
| 7 | I 'd be grateful if you could tell the waiter that I would like the haddock . ’ |
| 8 | My Lord , first of all can I just ask whether you could tell the jury something about the training of firearms officers ? |
| 9 | Er , you could tell the difference between er , newspaper on crime and the chief constable 's report . |
| 10 | Or , er , an article in the Times about crime prevention , or problems with youth , you could tell the difference , could n't you . |