Example sentences of "[noun sg] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Instead , we had the bizarre suggestion that prison order was likely to be more easily maintained if , on entering a prison , prisoners were given a little package telling them the consequences of their actions if they stepped out of line . |
| 32 | Aunt Tossie considered if this was the right evening to tell her the news . |
| 33 | Because the whole neighbourhood-thanks to Gittel 's big-mouthed elder sister-knew exactly who had been behind the curse , although even the sister was too much of a prude to tell anyone the reason why . ’ |
| 34 | Upset and infuriated by such cavalier treatment , made miserable and guilty by her failure to tell him the truth , she gritted her teeth and stayed still and mute , trying not to blink as the angry tears welled up . |
| 35 | Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity . |
| 36 | Strangely then , at the thought of the heartless female he made her sound , Leith felt an almost overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth . |
| 37 | She was unsure now why she had decided to let him go on believing that , and she felt torn by a sudden desire to tell him the truth . |
| 38 | British Rail tell us the London Paddington to Liverpool train service which is , is due at Oxford at six fifty-five tonight 's going to be starting from Reading instead ; that 's going to confuse a few people . |
| 39 | British Rail tell us the eighteen twenty four , Manchester to Paddington train — that 's the train that 's due in at Oxford at eighteen twenty four- is fifteen minutes late this evening , and all trains from Paddington to Oxford are about twenty minutes late . |
| 40 | Er someone tells him that , a policeman tells him the best way to look at it is if you were locked out your house |
| 41 | BR 's journey planner tells you the quickest way from A to B. Shame it ca n't tell you which trains will run on time … |
| 42 | nor do they keep you awake all night telling you the story of |
| 43 | ‘ For de Raimes , for believing that bitch at Gloucester even for a minute , for losing my damnable temper and not giving you a chance to tell me the truth . ’ |
| 44 | Paul doubted it , and his fears were confirmed when the assistant told them the price . |
| 45 | From his knowledge of ‘ Romances , & Relations of Giants & Magicians , & Genii ’ , his mind was soon ‘ habituated to the Vast ’ , and when , walking home to Ottery one winter evening , his father told him the names of the stars ‘ and how Jupiter was a thousand times larger than our world — and that the other twinkling stars were Suns that had worlds rolling round them ’ , Coleridge listened with profound delight , ‘ but without the least mixture of wonder or incredulity ’ . |
| 46 | His instinct told him the Englishman 's disappearance was the best chance . |
| 47 | our estimate for price elasticity is four and one to nought point eight minus one is one point eight , notice though that its ratio has jumped considerably or has doubled and the dummy variable itself is very significant the T ratio ten the coefficient on that dummy variable tells us the effect of the war on textile consumption , right so on average textile consumption rose by point two er see what the units of measurement are we do n't actually have units of er ah so we 'll |
| 48 | If Somerset should opt once more for a batsman , my instinct tells me the favourite would be Richie Richardson . |
| 49 | An old woman telling me the story of her life shat herself halfway through the Second World War . |
| 50 | His creditors met on the 28th and they read a letter from their debtor telling them the law was an enemy he could not conquer . |
| 51 | Most tournament players throw up blades of grass to tell them the wind direction and strength , which is ideal to copy . |
| 52 | " You could of course tell her the truth , " Jane suggested . |
| 53 | ‘ A reporter told me the only dames he knew weighed 16 stones at least , ’ she said . |
| 54 | The champagne corks popped but then the reporter told us the house had been repossessed . |
| 55 | He did n't explain why it was going to be helpful and the pilot told him the car he 'd specified was waiting for them . |
| 56 | Erm so we then moved back towards the doorway erm and then P C requested the persons in the bed to tell him where the light switch was , which a male voice told him the approximate area where the light switch was . |
| 57 | Common sense told me the news would break sooner or later , even if it was n't until my funeral , so on first being diagnosed , I had rung Clifford , with a statement to give to the press , should it become necessary , to the effect that my job was to make people forget their problems and not to talk about mine . |
| 58 | To enable the House and the country to clear the matter up , will the Secretary of State tell us the correct figure ? |
| 59 | Can the Secretary of State tell us the real social cost to our country of the devastation of our manufacturing industry and our economy ? |
| 60 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |