Example sentences of "tell they [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You told them about the tubes in my daughter 's bag … |
| 2 | He told them about the oranges and bananas that grow in Aula and the quantities of milk and curd , and then about the monkeys that hop around and eat the crops . |
| 3 | As they travelled west , along the same route that the young cadet had come , they met travellers who told them of the horrors of the revolution . |
| 4 | Mr Crowden told them of the terms of the will and suggested that Violet 's legacy seemed a poor reward and that it might be improved . |
| 5 | She told them of the hardships suffered by our men . |
| 6 | And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds . |
| 7 | Tell them about the aims of the Medau Society , what it does for them , and for others |
| 8 | At the start , this strategy was to show the electorate that the Prime Minister was ‘ a very nice person ’ , tell them of the horrors of Labour 's tax policies and hope that in the twinkling of Mr Heseltine 's eye — aided by the applause of some celebrities and a giant ( and inexplicably awful ) stage set — the Conservatives would be back in government . |
| 9 | ‘ What did you tell them at the paperworks ? ’ |
| 10 | We did n't tell them about the Germans because we did n't want them to be more worried than they were already . |
| 11 | I 'd tell them about the plants . |
| 12 | No one could exploit their myth better , because no one tells 'em like the Mondays . |
| 13 | He was refused permission to shut the bar at 1am but keep the club open until 2am , and made an announcement to clubbers telling them of the police decision . |
| 14 | ‘ Not without telling them about the coins . |
| 15 | Firstly , due to the low usage figures found by the programme monitors in Phase 1 villages ( described in Chapter 5 ) , the Oral Replacement Workers had placed greater emphasis during Phase 2 on telling the village people about LGS at the expense of telling them about the dangers of adding too much salt to the solution . |
| 16 | He 'll be telling them about the pressures of being a superstar living in Hollywood ! |
| 17 | I 'll be going to Governments and health authorities to tell them about the benefits for a whole society . |
| 18 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |
| 19 | The people of Wainfleet are openly friendly , keen to welcome visitors and proud to tell them about the fascinations of the town . |