Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stephen told them how that morning he had seen a girl out on the moor alone . |
| 2 | I told them only that , after attending Lowood school , I became a governess in a wealthy family , where an unfortunate event , not in any way my fault , caused me to run away . |
| 3 | Andrew Bergman told me later that when they went out there to make the deal , they felt like the expedition that goes into the jungle to bag King Kong . ’ |
| 4 | A former Minister of the Republic of Ireland told me recently that sovereignty did not mean the same for the people of Ireland as it did for us . |
| 5 | ‘ I know he had a rather possessive attitude towards her-I told you about that time he came into her class , did n't I ? — but from the way he looked at her , you 'd have thought she was the most perfect and precious thing on earth to him . |
| 6 | I told him either that file went up the Hill maybe with the list he 'd recruited or it all went in the shredder . ’ |
| 7 | The parents , instead of applauding her , called her a noisy chatterbox and told her sharply that small girls should be seen and not heard . |
| 8 | Mr. Bonanza had told me earlier that day of his intention to get the girl away that night , but unfortunately he had a stomach disorder which caused him to postpone the trip twenty-four hours . |
| 9 | However , they have told me recently that , when I was about nine or ten , they thought me a bully because I would surreptitiously pinch them or pull their hair in order to keep them in line — that is , in order to make them behave as my parents would have wished them to . |
| 10 | Because if his squad selection today for next week 's friendly in Spain fails , then by God he will feel the full wrath of his critics — and no one need tell me how that feels . |
| 11 | Now you tell me how that can be fair . |
| 12 | People usually tell you more that way . |
| 13 | I hope that we shall hear the Solicitor-General tell us shortly that such an amendment has the approval and support of the Government . |
| 14 | I hope that , when the Minister replies , he will tell me how that representation will be decided . |
| 15 | The finance approach is weak at assessing future cash flows , but says ‘ give me the cash estimates and I will tell you how that affects the shareholders ’ risk positions and hence the market value of the company' . |
| 16 | But , June I ca n't tell you how that baby 's dominating their life I mean |
| 17 | you 'll you 'll be very comfortable with it and I can tell you now that 's one of the things that I got tied up with so |
| 18 | They know that , unless I am very fortunate , the only chance I 'll have to catch them is the moment in which they take the ransom , and they know equally well that you wo n't risk your daughter 's life by telling me where that 's going to happen . |
| 19 | Would you care to tell me how that can be ? ’ |
| 20 | I hope that the Minister will be able to tell us why that change took place . |