Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [to-vb] that [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He rang the hospital and told them to stop that man sending letters . |
| 2 | The attorney agreed with Haydon about the injustice of the proceedings , and told him to return that evening to settle the matter finally . |
| 3 | ‘ I told her to check that seal . ’ |
| 4 | Tell her to put that football down . |
| 5 | On the basis of this information , the law of reciprocal proportions tells us to expect that carbon and hydrogen combine in the weight ratio , 12:4 . |