Example sentences of "to tell [pron] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She must write a note to each of them to tell them the families were safe as soon as they were all accounted for . |
| 2 | We 've only got two now , but they like us to tell them the details of the day . ’ |
| 3 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |
| 4 | We would like to tell you the procedures we will follow in the unlikely event of such a fire giving off toxic fumes . |
| 5 | ‘ I might be able to tell you the names of your ferns . |
| 6 | However , I am going to tell you the names of the cards you are now thinking about . |
| 7 | But it would not be proper for me to tell you the names of His Highness 's wives and concubines . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You 'd have to get hold of someone who worked on the project to tell you the details . |
| 9 | A brilliant officer with more than twenty commendations , he had grown to believe he was omnipotent ; and when Mathews refused to tell him the names of his accomplices , saying it was more than his life was worth , Drury , obsessed with clearing up another case , offered him a deal : make a statement that three men whose names I will give you were your accomplices , testify against them in the witness-box , and in return no charges will be brought against you , and we 'll come to an arrangement about the reward money offered by the Post Office . |
| 10 | Not only is it impossible now to tell what the figures for the future will actually mean for the service , but even the informed observer or MP can not tell what has been happening . |
| 11 | To tell what the Tories are doing to the N H S , I mean I do n't think it 's a case of us making them aware of what 's happening . |