Example sentences of "[noun prp] [be] tell the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added : ‘ If Ian Lang is telling the truth in saying there is nothing political about the Government 's proposals then there is now good reason to think seriously about cancelling the reorganisation and instead giving consideration to setting up an independent commission . ’ |
| 2 | And , on top of everything else , she had no way of knowing whether Veronica was telling the truth . |
| 3 | Carpenter Gordon Brettell was told the van had been discovered with tools worth £2,500 intact . |
| 4 | Without scrutinising the accounts and checking them against stock , Ian could think of no way of discovering whether Williams was telling the truth about the number of candles held by the Cathedral . |
| 5 | Perhaps Trine was telling the truth and Love Hearts were being taken at raves all over the country . |
| 6 | Mellowed by two bottles of beer , he was convinced that Hank was telling the truth ; his mind was already going to work considering how to double that forty thousand . |
| 7 | Although I found it impossible to imagine such a conversation with Mrs Monro , I had no doubt that Lili was telling the truth , and whatever the psychological convolutions the facts were there . |
| 8 | When Carrie looked at Melody 's dripping hair hanging all about her face and the sodden dress clinging to her body , she realised Seb was telling the truth and her face lost its tightness . |
| 9 | A second registrar examined Christopher , but decided it was possible Celia and Danny were telling the truth . |
| 10 | Earlier , a workmate of Paula 's told the court that she was ‘ the best friend I could ever wish for . ’ |
| 11 | Earlier , a workmate of Paula 's told the court that she was ‘ the best friend I could ever wish for . ’ |
| 12 | Yes , well Bev was asking , I mean I was doing housework , oh , I was doing bits and pieces you know , and er getting me coat and all that and er she was asking questions and all that and Liz said I 'll pick you up at twenty past eleven , so Bev said alright then , so she come off the phone said she 'd go and have a look and apparently erm , it must of been yesterday if , if Liz is telling the truth she said to whoever are you going to do anything about this ? |
| 13 | Sotheby 's told The Art Newspaper that ‘ there has been quite a large response to the Lloyd 's letter , but talks are going on with a view to possible changes in this arrangement ’ . |
| 14 | When Sotheby 's told the owner that both pieces would have to be withdrawn from sale , he decided to withdraw his collection . |
| 15 | Asked if she wast sure Mr Onanuga was telling the truth , she replied : ‘ Why would he tell a lie ? |
| 16 | The trip had to be cancelled when Sally was told the cancer she thought was beaten had returned . |
| 17 | If Andrew 's telling the truth , that is . |
| 18 | Premier John Major was told the news as he hosted delicate talks at the European Summit in Edinburgh . |
| 19 | If Pargeter was telling the truth and did not leave the party until the body was found , she could not have murdered Nicola . |
| 20 | Elaine could have delivered the night before — after midnight , to have the same date of birth — and perhaps Mrs Maybury was n't on duty that night — and Elaine could have left the next day , so Mrs Maybury was telling the truth when she said she 'd never seen her . ’ |
| 21 | But this week Mrs Thompson was told the meeting would be held miles away in Yorkshire and involve only her and Mrs Robinson . |
| 22 | Third Division Torquay were told the colour would make visitors feel less competitive . |
| 23 | If Kujau is telling the truth and has found the location , the treasure should have been recovered by the time you read this . |
| 24 | Marius had confessed that he had crippled a Turkish immigrant in Stockholm and Alex was told the registration number of the Land Rover he had left behind at the German frontier when he had deserted . |
| 25 | When Avril was told the date of her operation Peter promised to visit . |
| 26 | It is not immediately clear whether or not Chrissie is telling the truth . |
| 27 | If Shaun is telling the truth , he must be pitied for the situation he has got himself into . |
| 28 | At last , Jimmy was telling the story that had first prompted Cardiff to seek him out and bring him here . |
| 29 | It no longer occurred to Folly to doubt that Luke was telling the truth — and she knew that she was concentrating on his explanation simply as a shield against the other questions that hovered only a breath away . |
| 30 | Eliot was to tell the poet F. T. Prince : ‘ Not everything you write is very interesting . ’ |