Example sentences of "to tell what the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was hard to tell what the tide was doing , for I could n't see the shore , but each time the anchor held the dinghy would be carried one way or the other to the extent of her scope . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | We would not be able to tell what the enemy 's intentions are this time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I took a bus there , but found it hard to tell what the place might have been like . |