Example sentences of "tell [pron] [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 The dictator ( to look at one of Keith Graham 's examples ) who allowed everyone to decide for themselves what they wanted and then told them what they must do , is violating their autonomy not because their wants and needs are not realised in action , but because they have been coerced into doing something they do not want .
2 So I told them what I would do , but once again I 've never been in the situation but this is what I 'll do , said as if they were me own parents make them as comfortable as I could while I 'll cleaned up and give them a bed bath or if they could shower , shower them and erm and get everything back to normal as quick as possible , fine , that were all fine she , and then as , as I got up from it they all said thanks a lot Joy it has been great you really have been great you 've made it easy , we 've got an easy day in front thanks to you , you know you 're bubbly and all this and then when she phoned me on the Sunday she said hello Joy it 's Sue here and I , I said will you let me know one way or the another cos I said I hate being left up in the air
3 For in all that was said by me , I was nothing , the Lord put all in my mouth , and told me what I should say , and that from the written word , he put it in my memory and mouth ; so that I will have nothing ascribed to me .
4 Changing from being employed to being self-employed , it 's , it 's a big change that is you and er , and er the union the union helped me and er told me what I could do and what I could n't do and all that sort of thing .
5 " I was amazed when they told me what I could bring .
6 ‘ Bissell told me what he should have done when his hands began to be absorbed in the floor .
7 When I come out of the , I 'd a th thing I never told you which you should have known , when I come out of the war there were , we was only getting twenty seven and tanner a week in the stables .
8 If I told you what you can lay your hands on , if you 're prepared to pay the price , you 'd be astonished . ’
9 I told you what I 'd be wearing . ’
10 I told him what he could say , and he said he 'd think about it .
11 So I er , I politely told him what he could do with that , well , I was eating his dinner and I could n't be too rude to him , but erm , you know , when er when , when confronted , I do n't give ground over that kind of thing .
12 Nadine ‘ s defiant glare told him what he should have realized already .
13 Why such a bizarre notion should have entered her head I can not imagine , but I did not like to disillusion her , so I told her what I could .
14 They 've told me what I can and ca n't do .
15 We have told you what we can .
16 ‘ I 've told you what I 'll do . ’
17 Well , I can tell you something ; I 'm on my own in this house from now on and I shall see to her bathing , and should he attempt to stop me , I 've told him what I 'll do ; I 'll brain him with the first thing I get my hands on .
18 Doubtless the other girls had told her what she might expect .
19 I do not believe that it is entirely their fault , because they almost certainly have producers and controllers who tell them what they may or may not discuss .
20 ‘ We do n't lecture people or tell them what they must do .
21 If he 's got a job there , and he 's done it well or he 's done it badly , tell him he 's done it badly , tell them where they 've gone wrong and tell them what they should do to put it right .
22 And they go through and tell them what they should get .
23 ‘ Have a look at the correspondence column , and tell me what we ought to do about it . ’
24 I suppose , tell me what I shall consider
25 Tell me what I should do , what will pleasure you . ’
26 ‘ Take a seat , and tell me what I can do to help . ’
27 Tell me what you would say
28 Tell me what you 'd like to happen . ’
29 Tell me what you 'd like to drink . ’
30 You tell me what you 'd like to eat exactly in future and if I feel like doing it I 'll do it .
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