Example sentences of "[modal v] tell [pers pn] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But now we must tell you some things about the Baskerville family . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ She 'll tell you all sorts . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you listen to Woil , 'cos given half a chance he 'll tell you all sorts of nonsense that no eagle should listen to , ’ Kraal said when Woil first started talking like this after Creggan 's arrival . |
| 4 | I 'll tell you two things |
| 5 | ‘ She 'd tell us these tales on a dark December night , around the fire in the kitchen . |
| 6 | I could tell you many tales of great joy and hope , but I could also give you far worse than the few examples I have mentioned here . |
| 7 | Ideally , you should have a duplicate set in some different place from the first — we could tell you daunting stories of lost notes . |
| 8 | I could tell you some things about them ! |
| 9 | No need to pretend otherwise , although I could tell you some stories … |
| 10 | My word , I could tell you some tales . |
| 11 | And er to er well , you know I could tell you some tales about them . |
| 12 | Our examination of each doubt will tell us two things : first , about the deficiency of faith which has caused the problem , and second , about the sufficiency of God which is needed as the answer . |
| 13 | In the light of what the right hon. Gentleman has just said , perhaps he will tell us two things : how much extra would he provide for health , and where does health come in Labour 's order of priorities ? |
| 14 | The locals can be most helpful and will tell you most things you want to know . |
| 15 | While recognising these problems practitioners of TFP analysis still claim that TFI and TFP , taken together , can tell us useful things about economic performance . |