Example sentences of "[be] [adj] tell [pron] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd blame it all on the beer and the sherry , he 'd say with a laugh she 'd been right to tell him not to take any . |
| 2 | I suppose you 're so besotted with Dawn that you 're afraid to tell her off . ’ |
| 3 | Some things they 're obliged to tell you where those come from are n't they ? |
| 4 | I explained that I wanted to see her father on a matter of business , but that his office had been unable to tell me where he was , and that I could get no reply by telephoning his home . |
| 5 | If you have children , it will be sensible to tell them how lucky they are to have Granny coming to live with them , and they should be encouraged to give her a warm welcome . |
| 6 | I would be delighted to tell you more about our work and to work with you on issues of common concern . |
| 7 | There are more than 600 varieties of mint which interbreed so readily that it can be hard to tell them apart . |
| 8 | ‘ In that case , you 'll be able to tell me where this look-alike woman is . |
| 9 | O K , and I 'd like you to be able to tell me not only something about him , her , but also obviously the three things that you do n't currently know . |
| 10 | I 'm in touch with someone who should be able to tell me exactly when he was at the Institute — and when he was n't . ’ |
| 11 | Then you 'll be able to tell me how much money your rather brilliant father made altogether today . ’ |
| 12 | A charity 's dream of helping Kurdish refugees shattered and the person who may be able to tell them why out of the country . |
| 13 | She did n't want to hear , but her mother said she ought to know everything so that when Martha was dead and gone and Jennifer had children of her own , she would be able to tell them too . |
| 14 | He will be able to tell them about the Labour party 's opposition to discounts , but he will not be able to tell them how much they would pay under the Labour party system , because the Labour party will not say . |
| 15 | I shall be able to tell him tomorrow . |
| 16 | a telephone call will tell you whether you 've the papers wo n't be drawn up but they will be able to tell him on through the phone whether it 's okay . |
| 17 | erm I do n't have a relative in the Gulf erm but I for my own peace of mind , I wanted to keep up to date with things that were going on erm and also for my husband really , he is at out at work all day and I , you know it was nice when he came home from work for me to be able to tell him exactly what went on . |
| 18 | I hope that the Minister will be able to tell us why that change took place . |
| 19 | Well the shop 's closed , but erm , he might be able to tell you somewhere nearer than |
| 20 | That 's the first and they 'll be the ones that will be able to tell you why they 've taken that decision and why we say it 's a reasonable decision . |
| 21 | Bob ; No , sorry I do n't but it 's really easy to find out just call the helpline and they 'll be able to tell you exactly what band your flat is in and what discounts your eligible to . |
| 22 | If you asked him where a particular coin was he would be able to tell you exactly where it was on display , even to where it was pinned in a case . |
| 23 | I ca n't afford to take you out properly or buy you a proper Christmas present , or be able to tell you not to worry — I 'm twenty-eight years old and I 'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp . |
| 24 | There are those who claim to be able to tell you psychically just who you were and what sort of life you had in a previous existence . |
| 25 | Even if the library does not have the information that you need , the librarian will probably be able to tell you where you can find it : with hundreds of books available about all aspects of archaeology , it is as well to sample a few of these to get a better idea of what aspects of archaeology interest you most of all . |
| 26 | At least I 'll be able to tell you where she came from . |
| 27 | If it 's been credited , then the only person who will be able to tell you where it comes from is Sesostris . ’ |
| 28 | What will it be able to tell you then ? |
| 29 | I 'll be able to tell you more when I 've done the full PM . |
| 30 | Your local drug agency should be able to tell you more about available HIV services in your area . |