Example sentences of "tell [pron] " in BNC.

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1 He could tell nothing from their faces ; they could have been made of stone .
2 ‘ I can tell nothing , ’ Huy said .
3 Who knows nothing can tell nothing , nor be convicted of anything , either . ’
4 From Lily 's back he could tell nothing .
5 ‘ Could you please at least tell them it 's quite urgent ?
6 ‘ Will you go along and tell them , now ?
7 He would meet American women of all kinds whose faces he imagined would reflect mixed nationalities , and he would tell them he was an actor who had performed before the Queen .
8 British Telecom will disconnect your phone at the exchange while you are away , so that callers will hear the discontinued number tone , suggesting that you 've changed the number , did n't pay the bill , or there 's a fault on the line — BT wo n't tell them .
9 ‘ Let's tell them we are going to take them back without compensation . ’
10 Just imagine the abuse with which they would be showered by people who would tell them : ‘ Since it is easily possible for the economy to grow at 4 , 5 , 6 per cent or any other figure you like , the public are being cheated of the growth of public expenditure which they have a right to enjoy by this niggardly Government which is only counting on being able safely to increase public expenditure at a rate of 2 to 2and1/2 ; per cent . ’
11 What did you tell them Wally ?
12 He would n't tell them anything more , but drove by tiny back roads , through impossibly steep villages to the grotesque gardens of Bomarzo .
13 I would tell them that they should study something in depth and really understand it .
14 Can you tell them apart ?
15 I will tell them ‘ this is your actual situation ’ , and leave . ’
16 I will tell them ‘ this is your actual situation ’ , and leave . ’
17 Do you tell them that smoking is banned on the Underground ?
18 He would n't tell them that the friend did n't exist , that she was dead , and that there was only the house that Mrs Wright visited and put flowers in .
19 They have not done this for one simple reason : the unions know the truth about the SDLP and they would quickly tell them where to put their advice .
20 I 'll tell them you can borrow it at any time .
21 ‘ You wo n't tell them that , will you ?
22 ‘ I would n't tell them , ’ she added .
23 I can tell them you 're experienced . ’
24 You did right chopping the Governor down and setting fire to the forum — but do n't tell them I said so .
25 You can tell them till you 're blue in the face and they still do what they want .
26 Cars , cameras , motorbikes and hi-fis may be getting to the stage where only the keenest enthusiast can tell them apart , but tractors remain mercifully different from each other .
27 He must tell them nothing .
28 ‘ If I were you I would n't tell them you have .
29 Christmas with the family will be a disaster and everyone will get upset ; how ever will I tell them and whatever can I do ? ’
30 The stewards inquired into his running but Richard Dunwoody could only tell them that the favourite was ‘ never going .
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