Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can anybody tell me why the black powder 's not powerful enough . |
| 2 | They have both just published a list of handy phrases including such things as ‘ My car has broken down ’ ; ‘ Can you tell me where the nearest garage is ? ’ and ‘ Where can I get help ? ’ |
| 3 | But erm this might not believe me but I 'm gon na tell you just the same . |
| 4 | I 'll tell you where the next one is . |
| 5 | Yes , yes , yes and I would n't pay my rent because er ooh and I can tell you really the exact date when I er was pregnant because I know I quickened at the when it was first opened and er I was a waitress in the Room I think it was . |
| 6 | Of course I co could n't tell you now the different ways , they do what they like now . |
| 7 | The poser being , of course , that she could not tell him either the true reason she was here , or even who she really was . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe you 'd better tell it just the same , ’ I said . |
| 9 | ‘ Hi , can you tell us where the nearest gas station is ? ’ |
| 10 | The tonic accent normally falls on the last item , but this does not tell us where the given element ends and the new one begins . |
| 11 | Can you just tell us what you 've done to your entrance pricing for your various entertainment centres and also can you tell us why the Canadian profit 's almost doubled in the year ? |
| 12 | So even the inflationary model does not tell us why the initial configuration was not such as to produce something very different from what we observe . |
| 13 | When the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment replies to the debate , I hope that he will tell us how the British Government will apportion the 24 delegates from the United Kingdom who will represent us on that new body , the committee of regional and local authorities . |