Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then : oh , please , if there have to be more lies , at least let me only tell them to other people , not to myself any more . |
| 2 | I 've often asked , but nobody could tell me for certain . ’ |
| 3 | Er but nobody could tell me for certain what it was that they intended to use it for , er but it was apparently not guaranteed that it would continue to be used er as a market hall . |
| 4 | Even worse , you would tell me about new poems you had started to write , and it was like a dagger in my heart when you described working on them without my help — though the real reason you had come back to see me was to labour over them with me , adding my suggestions and excisions in the margins in your minuscule script . |
| 5 | Generally and for the most part they 'll come up with the same sum at the end of the day and if I go to two different philosophers and say , erm can you tell me about free will ? |
| 6 | Only a full survey can tell you for sure whether you have subsidence . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure . |
| 8 | Well it does tell you for Central but it , up there . |
| 9 | I am sure that an engineer could tell you of other differences between the punchcard and electronic machines too . |
| 10 | I 'll tell you to fucking ! |
| 11 | They can also tell you about worthwhile sightseeing and give you full details of excursions . |
| 12 | Later , over a dram , Cam would regale me with tales of female conquests. ‘ did I ever tell you about wee Sheila ? ’ he 'd say , licking his lips . |
| 13 | And there was did I tell you about Old , he , he sharpened saws . |
| 14 | Sit down and I 'll tell you in joined-up sentences what your brother has managed to inflict on us . ’ |
| 15 | As any Tory would tell you until Black Wednesday , his personality and his popularity won the election . |
| 16 | ‘ I could n't tell him for sure , but he 's been taking Vulcan out most days . |
| 17 | What do these tests tell us about mental performance ? |
| 18 | If you do n't tell us about relevant changes , your policy may not be valid or the policy may not cover you fully . |
| 19 | If you do n't tell us about relevant changes , your policy may not be valid or the policy may not cover you fully . |
| 20 | If you do n't tell us about relevant changes , your policy may not be valid or the policy may not cover you fully . |
| 21 | If you do n't tell us about relevant changes , your policy may not be valid or the policy may not cover you fully . |
| 22 | Surprise ( in the sense studied in Baillargeon 's experiment — passive capture of visual attention ) is not an action so it can not tell us about central system function . |
| 23 | Cox ( 1981 ) is interested in what women 's subjectivity may tell us about matriarchal modes of consciousness . |
| 24 | They can tell us about political slogans ( see pp. 37–8 ) , and give us important information about the people and places who made them . |
| 25 | What does this tell us in practical terms ? |