Example sentences of "tell [pron] [Wh adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will my right hon. Friend tell me how best to reply to a constituent of mine who has recently completed a course of treatment at Broomfield hospital in Chelmsford and who tells me that the nurses and doctors were fantastic , that the treatment was magnificent and that he is fed up to the back teeth with the constant efforts of the Labour party to undermine and talk down the achievements of the health service ? |
| 2 | ‘ Annie up the road told me to come here ; she said that you sometimes take in paying guests — and there was n't anywhere else , and it was dark , and raining — but it obviously is n't a very good idea , so if you could tell me where else to try — I 'll go and try , ’ she concluded lamely . |
| 3 | However , while this tells us how not to solve the problem , it is less clear what positive steps we are to take — a dilemma to which I shall return later in the chapter . |
| 4 | Can you tell us how best to maintain it as winter approaches and how to stop it freezing up |
| 5 | They 're not giving the talk aimed at telling you how best to invest your money . |