Example sentences of "[adj] tell [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
| 2 | We shall fail to get the best out of the European Community , because our leaders will continue to be afraid to tell us that shared success in the Community means sharing sovereignty too . |
| 3 | Creggan was fascinated by this thought and wanted Kraal to tell him more about this place . |
| 4 | Erm , three things I did n't know about John before , he was very mo , modest in pointing out that he was the top salesman twice before last year 's award , he was very quick to tell me that . |
| 5 | Have n't women an intuition that is supposed to tell them these things ? ’ |
| 6 | But she was , of course , unable or unwilling to tell me much more than that my son was dead , and that there were certain wounds . |
| 7 | I was hoping you 'd be able to tell me that . ’ |
| 8 | I 've got ta be able to tell him that . |
| 9 | You 'll be able to tell her all the news . ’ |
| 10 | Hopefully he would be able to tell her all she needed to know about his air-conditioning unit in a couple of hours . |
| 11 | Erm thirty five percent and you will have worked you will te you will be able to tell them that on the phone . |
| 12 | Got back safe an safe and sound tt , was able to tell them all school about too , which really must have been an education for those since nobody had left the town , very far , anyway . |
| 13 | The new drives were launched at the Comdex PC exhibition in Las Vegas , so our editor should be able to tell you all about them . |
| 14 | Emma will be able to tell you all about that herself with a little help from her owner if you ring her on . |
| 15 | Well , ladies and gentlemen , I 'm very pleased to be able to tell you that with me this morning is Dr Brian Smith who is Managing Director of Smith Acoustiphonics International . |
| 16 | They may also be able to tell you some of the preferences of those councillors , which can make a big difference to how you lobby them . |
| 17 | Your LIFESPAN Manager will be able to tell you this name . |
| 18 | ‘ We hoped you 'd be able to tell us that , ’ said Burden . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm hoping you 'll be able to tell us that . ’ |
| 20 | I hope that the Minister will be able to tell us that more recent studies show that the number of suspicions , as a percentage of the population , has been dramatically reduced and that the detection rate has been much better . |
| 21 | She is able to tell us more because she refuses to stand still . |
| 22 | ‘ I feel ashamed to tell you this , Father , but Michael has bought himself another club , this time a bordello . ’ |
| 23 | Bill Janovitz 's sister ( a psychic told me this ) |
| 24 | I 'm afraid , I 'm afraid , no , I am very sorry to tell you this but your son has been murdered said Sergeant Briggs , murdered , but how ? |