Example sentences of "tell you [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 seat belt , oh it does n't tell you on that one wait a minute bargain break
2 Only a full survey can tell you for sure whether you have subsidence .
3 ‘ Well , ’ Josie said , turning her page and then refolding the newspaper to keep it manageable , ‘ I could n't tell you for sure .
4 Yeah , but I mean I can you tell you for nine , half past something like that .
5 Well it does tell you for Central but it , up there .
6 I am sure that an engineer could tell you of other differences between the punchcard and electronic machines too .
7 ‘ Bless you , sir , I can tell you of two English poets !
8 I was — why should I be modest — undoubtedly the most beautiful , the most renowned , the most desirable woman with whom he ever slept ( if I had any rival , it was only a strange beast I shall tell you of later ) .
9 Let me tell you of some of the important stories that I believe we have covered inadequately — and in some cases not at all .
10 A human can tell you of this experience verbally ; with animals you can only study what they do .
11 It can tell you of any local registers .
12 For the same money y they will also tell you of any enquiry in your area , because somebody might not have mentioned favours , but anybody they know and it 's a photographer here as well because they 're fundamentally photographers , erm they will tell you everybody they know who 's going to have er a wedding coming up and then you can write to them .
13 There is only one thing I can tell you of these totems .
14 I 'll tell you to fucking !
15 Nevertheless , if you think this catalogue paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of how teachers are feeling , then I can tell you with some confidence that you have been deceived by the cover-up .
16 ‘ I know , and if you do n't stop interrupting I wo n't tell you at all . ’
17 Oh , and incidentally , I must tell you at this point that his pre-birth environment was most carefully handled .
18 So what does that actually tell you about each story ?
19 They can also tell you about worthwhile sightseeing and give you full details of excursions .
20 ‘ I 'll tell you about that lot in a couple of minutes , but I just want to catch our fisherman and be sure we have enough fresh fish for the Mantela 's homeward trip . ’
21 ‘ Did n't I tell you about that ? ’
22 Did I tell you about that ?
23 ‘ Did n't I tell you about that ? ’
24 The most revealing anecdote that I can tell you about that is from Coventry .
25 I 'll tell you about that later .
26 I 'll tell you about that in a minute and then er I er had to go about forty times for permission .
27 Your sergeant will tell you about that . ’
28 When he destroyed the monasteries and the north of the country rose in rebellion under Robert Aske ( I 'll tell you about that later , a real killing time ! ) , the rebel leader sent envoys to Henry to treat over their grievances .
29 Ah well , he 'll tell you about that later .
30 It 's only a joke , I 'll tell you about that in a minute , erm .
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