Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] to tell [pers pn] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They knew about us , the type of vehicle we were drivin' , and they instructed the keeper of that crossin' to tell us the road over the pass was open , that it was okay . ’ |
| 2 | Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity . |
| 3 | Aunt Tossie considered if this was the right evening to tell her the news . |
| 4 | She was unsure now why she had decided to let him go on believing that , and she felt torn by a sudden desire to tell him the truth . |
| 5 | Strangely then , at the thought of the heartless female he made her sound , Leith felt an almost overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth . |
| 6 | You 'll remember we were offering five copies each of the latest Sega and Super Nintendo Tips Books to the first people to tell us the name of the hero in Rocket Knight Adventures . |
| 7 | It would n't do any good to tell her the truth — if it was the truth . |
| 8 | yeah it does , not too bad , I do n't think they 'll be enough nuts to tell you the truth |
| 9 | It is therefore quite simply in my own best interests to tell you the truth . |
| 10 | As the New Republic succinctly put it , ‘ Kids tempted by crack do n't need the New Republic to tell them the drug is n't invariably fatal . ’ |
| 11 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the killing of L/ Cpl Edwards was being treated as murder . |
| 12 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the shooting was being treated as murder . |
| 13 | I do n't like the original LP to tell you the truth , it 's not The Beatles greatest LP , but ‘ Getting Better ’ is one of the best songs . |