Example sentences of "tell they [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She told them about the disturbed girl at St Cecilia 's , the girl called Julie who performed feats of levitation , and about the girl who could read a page of a newspaper and remember it , and Enid who could hypnotize with a fountain-pen top . |
| 2 | I also told them about the financial statement we had issued and afterwards received a letter asking if I would send on a financial statement , which I did " . |
| 3 | She even told them about the nice young man who said he had n't seen her for some time . |
| 4 | Ellwood and Luke were crouched over Piper as he told them about the slow , magical dance of the cosmos . |
| 5 | And when Albert and Mister Johnny came in , she cut the pie and told them about the big fair that was held every Michaelmas in the Norfolk village where she had lived when she was a little girl about the gay gipsy carts and the fire eater , and the booth where you could have a tooth pulled for sixpence with a brass band to drown your screams ; about the two-headed calf and the Bearded Lady and the Toffee Woman . |
| 6 | They were welcomed by Guinness Brewing Worldwide Managing Director , who is chairman of the Guinness Group 's Pension Trust , and who told them of the latest developments at their former workplace . |
| 7 | ‘ So you told 'em about the Regal Arms . ’ , |
| 8 | I told 'em about the listening post , so I do n't want it compromised , okay ? ’ |
| 9 | So you tell them about the thirty five percent you tell them about the banker 's order that will need signing . |
| 10 | So tell them about the new-look BROWNIE . |
| 11 | ‘ We do n't tell them of the major side effects for fear of losing them ’ Field worker , Kenya |
| 12 | Are you gon na tell them about the naked . |
| 13 | Every time some new one comes out on the market he always calls up the maker and tells them about the small pools win he 's just had . ’ |
| 14 | Then Howard sits back and tells them about the terrible balls-up he made of his arrival in the city . |
| 15 | If nobody damn well tells them in the first place that they can opt out then they ca n't opt out can they ? |
| 16 | He 's been telling them at the public house that you 'll help his noble family become great again . |
| 17 | ICI Pharmaceuticals had also written to doctors telling them about the serious reactions and deaths . |
| 18 | I said earlier that we want to involve all aspects of the educational system , and for example we have already written to every local authority in the country , telling them about the general themes that we have identified as important , asking for their comments , for their suggestions of other matters that we should perhaps look into , and also asking for their help and involvement . |
| 19 | I have been telling them about the different sensitivity which Asian women have to their babies and the fact that you ca n't just go up to an Asian woman with the diet leaflet and say you should be giving your baby Cod Liver Oil , because 90 per cent of Asians in Wandsworth are vegetarians . |
| 20 | The agency provided funds for a specifically approved line of research only , so Jones now decided to tell them of the new ideas . |
| 21 | However , the two sisters telephoned Airdrie police station after friends in the Monklands area contacted them to tell them of the latest developments in the case . |
| 22 | It is much better only to tell them of the happier events in your life : the progress the children are making and the amusing things they say , descriptions of family outings and news of old friends and neighbours . |
| 23 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 24 | He will be able to tell them about the Labour party 's opposition to discounts , but he will not be able to tell them how much they would pay under the Labour party system , because the Labour party will not say . |
| 25 | Hundred thousand pounds you do not have to submit an inland revenue account , therefore you do n't need to tell them about the three hundred thousand pounds and therefore you wo n't pay inheritance tax . |
| 26 | About a year later one of the boys met an old lady who lived not far from the pond and they were discussing the strange happenings when the lady said , ‘ I can tell you a bit about it , ’ and she then proceeded to tell them about the crazy motorcyclist . |