Example sentences of "tell [pron] how [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wondered if you could tell me how many nights he 'll be staying in Anguilla ? |
| 2 | I ca n't it does n't actually tell me how many days it is . |
| 3 | ‘ Companies ca n't tell you how many machines they have so how can they possibly protect them ? ’ said Ronald Berg , of the Scandia risk-management company in Sweden . |
| 4 | ‘ I stabbed Caroline , I can not tell you how many times . |
| 5 | It will then tell you how many stitches to cast on , how many rows to knit and when and where to shape and cast off . |
| 6 | It would n't tell you how many swallows , it would tell you how many lots of six swallows would east that . |
| 7 | Unlike most stockbroking firms Vine-Lott can not tell you how many clients he has , for the good reason that much of his business comes from the Barclays branch network , with the individual branch counted as the client rather than the individuals who buy and sell shares in the particular branch . |
| 8 | The case does n't actually tell you how many days per week each is open , but a reasonable guess would be six . |
| 9 | Sheets are usually 300mm ( 12in ) square , and are often sold in packs of five or 10 ; the best way of estimating quantities is to work out the area to be covered , and to divide that by the coverage figure given on the pack , which will tell you how many packs to buy . |
| 10 | So what I 'm saying is here is , again your ratios and anything on the computer , it will tell you how many appointments you need to make just from your ratios . |
| 11 | The case does n't tell you how many weeks per year each restaurant is open , either , but you can make a reasonable guess about that , too . |
| 12 | If the Minister can not tell us how many women have been appointed , will he tell us a statistic that I am sure that he will know ? |
| 13 | But although these figures do tell us how few families had a grandparent in their own home , they can be misleading . |