Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Do you tell them that smoking is banned on the Underground ?
2 The round dance does not tell the recruits the direction to food , but it does tell them that food is nearby .
3 We 'll make the poor Weavers work at a low rate ; We 'll find fault where there 's no fault , and so we will bate ; If trading goes dead , we will presently show it ; But if it grows bad , they shall never know it ; We 'll tell them that cloth beyond sea will not go , We care not whether we keep clothing or no .
4 He would tell them some story — precisely what , he had not decided — and in due course they would check and discover its falsehood .
5 And do n't , ’ she said with sudden vehemence , ‘ do n't tell me that suffering is part of the Almighty package . ’
6 Do n't ever tell me that Love 's dimpled pander does n't earn his pesetas .
7 and , er , ah but you spoke to Catherine on the phone and I was out , and you did n't tell me that part , and erm
8 ‘ Of course , Gooseneck did tell me that Fagg suffers from gout and haemorrhoids , which make him behave even more horribly than when symptom-free . ’
9 His face was infuriatingly bland as he answered , ‘ Did n't you tell me that night when I gave you a lift home that your life fairly buzzed with — shall we say — events ? ’
10 Ca can you tell me another thing about the abortions , do you know erm if , of course abortion was illegal then , do you
11 She did tell me some things in her letters , but not enough .
12 Yo go on you can tell me this joke and then you can finish .
13 Why do you tell me those things ?
14 ‘ No — I do n't want you to leave , but I would like to know why you did n't tell me these things when you first arrived . ’
15 But he did n't tell me that and I knew there would be you see , but he did n't tell me these things .
16 Do n't tell me any secrets will you ?
17 Erm Can you show can you tell me any ways in which you I presume you know about Mother Theresa you know quite a bit about her life do you ?
18 So can you g tell me any numbers that you could any two numbers you could multiply together to make twelve .
19 ‘ She 'll tell you all sorts .
20 ‘ Do n't you listen to Woil , 'cos given half a chance he 'll tell you all sorts of nonsense that no eagle should listen to , ’ Kraal said when Woil first started talking like this after Creggan 's arrival .
21 I know people in this sort of line of business who will sit here and tell you all sorts of
22 ASK any hard-headed financier , and he will tell you that debt relief never works : public money given to help struggling debtor nations will end up in the hands of the lenders — the banks whose over-readiness to lend helped to land the debtors in trouble in the first place .
23 Did I tell you that Mark 's .
24 It 's also double-bound in white plastic , which should tell you that Fender have simplified production by using the exact same bodies you 'd find on the ‘ 62 rosewood-neck reissues .
25 Did I tell you that story ?
26 ‘ Well , I might tell you that Uncle follows a pattern that was forced upon him .
27 You know all the psychiatrists will tell you that comedy is a kind of biological mechanism to save us from all the things we fear most , death being one of the , you know , the most is just a spit away you see .
28 Experiment with the colour — I will tell you that white gives extra body to your colour , extra covering power .
29 The physics department would tell you that chemistry 's only a bit of physics anyway .
30 Any good old-fashioned butcher will tell you that beef and lamb must be hung , in a cold store , for at least a week to 10 days .
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