Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until you 're in a situation where you 've got your own lap-top computer , and you can tell them instantly . |
| 2 | It was important to me that I did tell them individually because on their own I felt I could get their attention and having to explain why I felt like this , but more than that , I wanted them to fully understand that all of a sudden I was n't a lesbian whose name was Carla — I was still Carla , except that I just had different feelings . |
| 3 | We do always tell them not to keep cash at home . |
| 4 | I 'll tell them later — when we know . ’ |
| 5 | I , I tell them that erm Pat offered , I 'll just tell them straight to their face |
| 6 | What will you tell them today ? ’ |
| 7 | I could tell them exactly how we 'd do it . |
| 8 | He could tell them little about the enemy , save that his party , coming here , had crossed the tracks of a great host in the Kilsyth area of Strathkelvin , by the horse-droppings at least a day old . |
| 9 | Those of the Indus and Ganges dolphins even lack lenses , so that their eyes can tell them little more than the difference between light and darkness , between day and night . |
| 10 | And I 'll tell them why I took a woman , and that she 's good to me . |
| 11 | It is very easy when someone finally opens their filter sufficiently to say ‘ I feel angry about such and such ’ or ‘ I feel fearful ’ to turn around and tell them why a Christian should not feel that way . |
| 12 | When the Minister next meets them , will he tell them why he stood on his head over a decommissioning — |
| 13 | Will he tell them why , if there is to be a days-at-sea restriction , he can not pay fishermen the same financial support that farmers get when their land goes awry ? |
| 14 | So basically if you 're going to se , tell somebody they 're a waste of space , it 's not very constructive , it 's personal , and I would n't say it unless you can tell them why you think they 're a waste of space at least . |
| 15 | Get them to say what you 've just said and and erm then she 'll like tell them why it 's chill out man , not because they 're cold but you know |
| 16 | They have not done this for one simple reason : the unions know the truth about the SDLP and they would quickly tell them where to put their advice . |
| 17 | Let her parents know about her movements when she goes out at night ; she will tell them where she is and with whom , and let them know what time she 'll be home . |
| 18 | For example , rather than cover item by item the information given to new residents and staff with questions such as ‘ Do you tell them where the post office/bed room/toilet/ etc is ? ’ , it was necessary to ask the broader question of ‘ What information is given to newcomers ? ’ , resulting in a discussion about an informative brochure that everybody received on arrival at the EPH . |
| 19 | He considered the opportunity to participate in the project to have tied in well with curriculum trends he had been supporting across the school : This was something I very much wanted to encourage because I have a worry that in spite of everything one does in schools to make children aware of library facilities and how to use them , I think quite a lot of children may still leave school without personally having experienced the whole process of needing to find something out , going to a person who can tell them where to look , going , looking , finding it , and then using it . |
| 20 | If I did , you 'd only tell them where I 'd gone . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I could tell them where to look for the escaped prisoner , but I am not going to help them . |
| 22 | ‘ Did you tell them where Mina lives now ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ You would n't tell them where I live . |
| 24 | Erm It 'll tell them where the clues are . |
| 25 | What was needed was a good control system which would tell them where in the organization the problem lay so they could tackle it at source . |
| 26 | I 'd tell them where to go . |
| 27 | So if I wanted to I could tell them where to go with that and all . |
| 28 | If I had flipping cameras round me all the time I 'd tell them where to go . |
| 29 | Can you tell them apart ? |
| 30 | Cars , cameras , motorbikes and hi-fis may be getting to the stage where only the keenest enthusiast can tell them apart , but tractors remain mercifully different from each other . |