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 . |