Example sentences of "was [adj] tell the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ John Smith was right to tell the country that a Labour government will only spend what it can afford . |
| 2 | 2–3 ) to complain that it was impossible to tell the exact hour ‘ since it is easier for philosophers to agree than for clocks ’ ! |
| 3 | Admirers of Edison 's tinfoil phonograph are on record as saying that it was impossible to tell the difference between the recording and the original . |
| 4 | It was impossible to tell the age of the man who owned that face , what he had looked like five minutes ago , or even that that was the face of a man . |
| 5 | Her hair was long , and it was impossible to tell the place at which it merged with the fabric . |
| 6 | But it was easy to tell the stars apart Mickey was the one who could open his mouth and smile without looking like Goofy ! |
| 7 | It was hard to tell the colour of their faces from that of their tunics . |
| 8 | She was quick to tell the world that Britain would not stand for anything which undermined the role of the queen , ‘ our beloved monarch ’ , or of our 700-year-old parliament . |
| 9 | It took nearly two hours to get the pony out on to solid ground , but when they had done so and he was examined , Farmer Yatton was able to tell the thankful Angela that her pet had come to no real harm . |
| 10 | He had problems forming an administration and it was not until 1st July that he was able to tell the Queen of his main ministerial appointments . |
| 11 | Thanks to this act , Churchward was able to tell the world that Mu sank into the chilly waters of the Pacific 12,000 years ago , that almost all of its 64 million inhabitants perished , that a few survived on Pacific islands , that these survivors gave birth to Homo sapiens , that white people are nicer than black because they 're closer to the original folk of Mu , and all the other nonsense you might expect . |
| 12 | A new German willingness to compromise on farm subsidies , however , emerged on Oct. 9 , and by Oct. 14 the GATT Director-General Arthur Dunkel was able to tell the IMF/World Bank meeting in Bangkok that there were real prospects of concluding the Uruguay Round by end-year , a deadline he had presented as crucial if the whole process were not to end in failure . |
| 13 | As it turned out , she was able to tell the experts more than they could tell her . |
| 14 | At one place they visited , Moccas Court , in Herefordshire , home of the Cornwall family , she was able to tell the curator who formerly worked for the Ropner family at Thorp Perrow , near Bedale all about the people whose impressive portraits hung on the walls . |
| 15 | But I was able to tell the House this morning that all the Rule forty-three prisoners , who were the ones who were particularly vulnerable , are now accounted for , and I mean by that that they have all come out of the jail in the last few days and unfortunately one of them , as you know , has died from his injuries . |
| 16 | It was difficult to tell the passage of time , but when Blake opened his eyes they appeared to be within reach of the rising smoke . |
| 17 | Diana was ready to tell the other three people present — the Queen , the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles — she wanted a divorce . |