Example sentences of "tells i [det] " in BNC.
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1 | That tells me much more about the behaviour of Oppositions than about the behaviour of Governments . |
2 | A little bird tells me that Scottish & Newcastle 's private jet has been spotted in the neighbourhood of Pilsen . |
3 | They felt very alone — my father tells me that . |
4 | Rush said : ‘ Everyone tells me that was the best game they 've seen . |
5 | A hypothetical imperative tells me that , as a rational being , I must do such and such if I desire to obtain a certain upshot , because it is the essential means to that upshot , and he who wills the end must will the means . |
6 | But my clinical experience tells me that for many of you , there 's no choice — other than the possibility of celibacy — for as you 've developed , you 'll have gradually realised that your sexual orientation is homosexual and that you can no more change that than the colour of your eyes . |
7 | My doctor tells me that leg of his must still be hurting like the devil . |
8 | Letterman tells me that casting in Paris is going well . |
9 | While he was in the lavatory , Michael tells me that , observing the large hat reposing by the overcoat , I reverently picked it up and placed it on my head . |
10 | Something tells me that 's the keyword in your life . ’ |
11 | Secondly having put up this message when I try to exit windows it tells me that 1-2-3 is still active but I can not find a way to deactivate it . |
12 | Their Northern Ireland president is Billy McCormick from Craigavad who tells me that membership is 200 and rising , and new recruits are always welcome . |
13 | I mean , my knowledge of the organisations that are there tells me that . |
14 | For example , ‘ Thank you , I think that tells me all I need to know about your previous jobs . |
15 | She pours withering scorn upon such ‘ painted poupées ’ as Joan Collins and Liz Taylor for the hours they devote to their images , as well as the men they choose as partners , but one look at the deep lines of bitterness etched into the faces of those women who renounce loving relationships in favour of cats , gardens or anything else tells me all I need to know . |
16 | ( That 's me , Stuart , and another mate — anyone else we know going ? ) . tells me all the Leeds tickets are sold out already so getting a ticket now means feigning cockneyism and ringing Highbury . |
17 | ‘ That tells me all I need to know . ’ |
18 | THE conductor Alan Tongue tells me this heart-warming little story with a touch of the Scarlet Pimpernels about it . |