Example sentences of "for [pron] to tell [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For long moments she simply sat , as if waiting for someone to tell her what to do , her own power of reasoning immobilised . |
| 2 | Other may sit there stubbornly waiting for you to tell them what they are meant to do whilst making it abundantly clear that the session is hardly welcome , indeed is being conducted almost under duress . |
| 3 | But Stephen made no reply , and it was impossible for her to tell what he was thinking behind his impassive face . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , but you do n't want to … ’ she began to deny , but her voice faded when she saw one eyebrow ascend — as if it was unheard-of for anyone to tell him what he wanted or did not want to do . |
| 5 | I 'd like to see more producers coming to us with ideas , telling us what they want to do , not waiting for us to tell them what we want . ’ |
| 6 | There 's such a wealth of material and talent in Northern Ireland — I 'd like to see more producers coming to us with ideas and telling us what they want to do , not waiting for us to tell them what we want |