Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could you please at least tell them it 's quite urgent ? |
| 2 | ‘ Will you go along and tell them , now ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Let's tell them we are going to take them back without compensation . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | What did you tell them Wally ? |
| 8 | He would n't tell them anything more , but drove by tiny back roads , through impossibly steep villages to the grotesque gardens of Bomarzo . |
| 9 | I would tell them that they should study something in depth and really understand it . |
| 10 | Can you tell them apart ? |
| 11 | I will tell them ‘ this is your actual situation ’ , and leave . ’ |
| 12 | I will tell them ‘ this is your actual situation ’ , and leave . ’ |
| 13 | Do you tell them that smoking is banned on the Underground ? |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I 'll tell them you can borrow it at any time . |
| 17 | ‘ You wo n't tell them that , will you ? |
| 18 | ‘ I would n't tell them , ’ she added . |
| 19 | I can tell them you 're experienced . ’ |
| 20 | You did right chopping the Governor down and setting fire to the forum — but do n't tell them I said so . |
| 21 | You can tell them till you 're blue in the face and they still do what they want . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He must tell them nothing . |
| 24 | ‘ If I were you I would n't tell them you have . |
| 25 | Christmas with the family will be a disaster and everyone will get upset ; how ever will I tell them and whatever can I do ? ’ |
| 26 | The stewards inquired into his running but Richard Dunwoody could only tell them that the favourite was ‘ never going . |
| 27 | So do n't tell them I told you , but the subject of spectator behaviour is under scrutiny at Augusta , of all places . |
| 28 | It was the first pro bout between twins and the only way the 400 spectators could tell them apart was by the colour of their shorts . |
| 29 | I wo n't tell them . ’ |
| 30 | When he reported for the necessary swearing and documentation , the local recruiting officer and his staff were understandably disappointed that Harold could tell them nothing about what his duties were to be . |