Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] tell [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a pity that the Opposition never tell us any success stories . |
| 2 | Drummond once told me that Radio 3 broadcasts to about 30 minority tastes , each of which is characterised by its intense dislike of the other 29 . |
| 3 | Your features in DIY upholstery and soft furnishings also told me all I need to know about renovating second-hand furniture . |
| 4 | In the early books of The Prelude Wordsworth repeatedly tells us that natural objects are most important in forming the mind of the child , and hardly any polite references are made to the curriculum at Hawkshead Grammar School and Cambridge University . |
| 5 | Maggie quietly told him all that Ana had said and he heard her through in silence . |
| 6 | Do you know a , a hairdresser years ago told me that . |
| 7 | Many of the old people who did this job sixty and seventy years ago told me some of their experiences . |
| 8 | We did a confidential letter to Edinburgh District a month ago telling them that . |
| 9 | Genes also tell us that native Americans originated from a small group of migrants who crossed the Bering land bridge from Siberia . |
| 10 | ‘ When I was still involved with Vernons , we participated in the introduction of the lotteries in both New York and Sydney , and our experience then told me that football pools would be swept away should lotteries ever come to Britain . |
| 11 | The silly , extravagant , strange or ludicrous sound of an idea sometimes tells us more about ourselves , about our prejudices and resistance to change , than about the truth contained in the idea itself . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You interrupted my class just to tell me this ? ’ |
| 13 | ( Otto once told me some unbelievably shocking — to me — tales about Jean-Claude and American soldiers , and how they paid him in cigarettes and chewing-gum . |