Example sentences of "tell them [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they met anyway , in part because in their early childhood one or other of their parents , usually but not always the father , had taken them aside and told them a great responsibility would fall to them : the carrying forward of a hermetically protected family secret , and in part because the Society looked after its own . |
| 2 | Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset . |
| 3 | He told them the only way we could agree to a news-blackout was if they co-operated with us and gave us a free hand in the investigation . ’ |
| 4 | ILL-MANNERED Tories booed , hissed and slow-handclapped Brighton 's Labour mayor as she told them the hard facts of life in Major 's Britain . |
| 5 | Later in the evening , when the sheep and cows were in , and the family was sitting round the fire , Śa kar told them the whole story of what had happened . |
| 6 | He says that the hospital should have told them a new machine was n't being bought . |
| 7 | Always be very aware of your childrens ' reaction when you tell them a particular babysitter is coming . |
| 8 | They wo n't wear it for one minute when I tell them the whole story . ’ |
| 9 | You can tell them the true way things stand . ’ |
| 10 | Someone is sure to ask you how long it takes to knit a jumper , but do n't tell them the exact number of hours and minutes , or they will expect their jumper by tomorrow ! |
| 11 | Spotting a stricken boat , they are amazed when a terrified young man ( Billy Zane ) swims towards them , climbs aboard and tells them a horrifying story about an attack of food poisoning . |
| 12 | After all , Jesus was n't just telling them a nice story . |
| 13 | You start by telling them a short story — something that happened to you as you came to work , something you heard on the news . |
| 14 | Do not reveal your hand by telling them the complete story , but never lie ; if you make a commitment stick to it ; be tough , abrasive and if necessary cunning but always trustworthy . |
| 15 | I 'll think of some way to ask Aunt Sarah or Uncle Nick what to do , without telling them the crazy part . |
| 16 | Dr Neil — he 's Stair Cochrane 's younger brother — he works for the poor in an East End practice — ’ Her voice almost broke when she said his name , and her mama knew immediately that Sally-Anne was not telling them the whole truth about her East End adventures . |
| 17 | DETECTIVES were trying to find out yesterday why scientists took 49 days to tell them a supposed murder victim was killed by drugs . |
| 18 | They believed in the myth and Diana could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth . |
| 19 | One feature maybe one or two benefits and you do n't have to tell them the whole story . |
| 20 | The listeners tuned in to the German wavelengths because they found Joyce amusing unintentionally or for his anecdotes , or else because they wished to hear both sides of the argument , or even because they did not trust their own authorities to tell them the whole truth . |