Example sentences of "he tells the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Lilley says his changes would save about £180m in 1995–96 but he tells the Prime Minister that Mr Portillo wants him to go further in reducing spending . |
| 2 | As myths go , the Leavis myth was widely successful : but then what teacher , when he tells the young that he has been ill-treated by the world for his opinions , is not believed ? |
| 3 | ‘ I was left with no option but to help my wife pack seven bags , ’ he tells the Daily Dispatch . |
| 4 | Krimsky was well placed to observe key individuals and groups in action and he tells the local story vividly . |
| 5 | He tells the true story of a clergyman , Father Kleinsorge , who was helping to tend the wounded … . |
| 6 | He tells the bizarre story of its discovery in his account of The Voyage of the Beagle ( 1839 ) . |
| 7 | His uncle was fend of French fries and he tells the empty corridor for the hundredth time that they are called chips over there and they are eaten with vinegar . |
| 8 | He tells the sodding establishment where to get off ! |
| 9 | He tells the despairing Moses to strike a rock with his rod , and water will stream forth from it for the people to drink . |
| 10 | He tells the latest fruit of it in the enclosed letter . |