Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pers pn] [conj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matey had already told her that most of the tea sold in East End grocers was collected from the leavings of the West End , dried , repacked and sold again . |
| 2 | John then continued , ‘ If any of the police again approach you or any of your colleagues-in-crime just tell them that this thing is bigger than any of you . ’ |
| 3 | Corbett grinned back ; a Welshman had once told him that each person has an aura about him , be it good or evil , which goes out to other people . |
| 4 | Simple arithmetic quickly tells us that this is equivalent to an average data transfer of 150,000 bytes per second . |
| 5 | That is what they are always telling us and that is what they have got . |
| 6 | His long memory also told him that this was a moment of his life when he felt a total rapport with Fisher . |
| 7 | The matron also told us that this patient had to go into a nursing home ‘ towards the end ’ because ‘ she needed morphine injections which the doctor would n't give otherwise she would n't have had to move to somewhere strange . |
| 8 | He had also told me that any German who came his way would ‘ get it , ’ so I felt I must do likewise in hospital . |
| 9 | Stok said , ‘ Do you seriously and honestly tell me that such a man should go free ? |
| 10 | And she claims her GP even told her that any defects the baby might have would be minor and easily put right . |
| 11 | Willis had frequently told her that these old barges , in spite of their great sails , did n't need a crew of more than two men , in fact a man and a boy could handle them easily . |
| 12 | Mr Mason , please tell us if this gentleman 's wife is still alive . ’ |
| 13 | Can she please tell us when this demise will take place and when the new transport working party will be convened . |
| 14 | Section er , I was very surprised indeed that er Hilary asking for a review of the service because in fact all one 's experience and I am sure as well tells us that this is a success story , it is something that petition after petition that we 've asking to keep it that way , shows that it is one of the services that the County provides which is very much appreciated by the recipients and we ca n't say that in all County Councils ' services but you can say it about er the section seventeen and I think you ought to acknowledge that Chairman . |
| 15 | The characteristic ‘ oily ’ smell immediately tells us that this is a cone of Shetland pure wool . |
| 16 | ‘ You will surely tell me that this universal proposition is true ‘ Every man is a biped ’ … |
| 17 | Time may well tell us whether that judgement is correct or not . |
| 18 | ‘ Stasis ’ is a collection of tracks recorded between 1971 and 1975 , and I 'm here to tell you that most of it is pretty awful stuff . |
| 19 | What then tells us that this new case is not another such ? |
| 20 | In a similar vein , representatives of one of the most active carriers in the North Atlantic trade recently told me that most of its North Atlantic and Baltic business is documented with sea waybills , which also differ sharply from the negotiable ocean bill of lading . |