Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] [conj] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Another means society employs to control hazard — to prevent a freedom of choice in its slaves — is to tell them that the past was nobler than the present . |
| 2 | When the Minister meets those representatives — if not before — will he be able to tell them that the Government support the amendment to the Further and Higher Education Bill , which has been promoted by the National Youth Agency and the British Youth Council and backed by hon. Members from all parties ? |
| 3 | If a union decided to repudiate a strike , it had to write to all its members taking part in the strike to tell them that the union would give no support , and that they risked dismissal without compensation if the strike continued . |
| 4 | Will he also confirm that he was able to tell them that the loophole in the tax law which enables them to pay virtually no tax in this country will not be closed by his Government ? |
| 5 | Do you mean to tell me that the girls ask you for such stuff as you have been reading ? |
| 6 | In the next record gap he came trundling into the studio to tell me that the phone call was from the bride 's stepmother . |
| 7 | People keep writing letters to the Mercury saying how can we afford to spend time and money debating this , well they can afford the time and the money employing out of work newsreaders to produce videos and writers and photographers to produce their glossy magazines , their glossy leaflets I did n't need the R S P C A or the League to tell me that er , the fox photo , this fox photo was a fake , I mean that 's obvious to anybody I did n't need them to tell me that the video was suspect , that too is obvious . |
| 8 | Later my surgeon was to tell me that the cancer had been growing away for many years . |
| 9 | ‘ And I suppose you 're going to tell me that the manner in which I was dismissed was standard procedure ? ’ |
| 10 | Or are you trying to tell me that the mormaers think Siward would laugh at their jokes ? ’ |
| 11 | As soon as you deigned to tell me that the Svend you were looking for was a student , and that he 'd used my home as a hotel , I recalled that my nephew spent a night here shortly after I moved in so that he could attend a lecture at the city university , and that I 'd entrusted him with a spare key so he could come and go as he pleased . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and him trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 13 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 14 | ‘ I feel that he would be extremely uncomfortable looking back at me , holding my gaze and trying to tell me that the loss of Tim was merely the unfortunate by-product of a war against Britain . |
| 15 | A waiver scheme allows individual families to get in touch with me and to tell me if the levying of the charge will erm will mean particular financial hardship for them , and we 've had experience of this . |
| 16 | the apocalypse and all the people atheists and one where ah the Christians , Christians over there please well I 'm sorry to tell you but the jews were right |
| 17 | Well , I 'm here to tell you that the girls and the boys will not . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've come to tell you that the reservoir upriver has burst its banks . |
| 19 | The standing orders committee is made up as follows Birmingham region , John Lancashire region , Noel Liverpool , Les , London John , Midland Paddy , Northern Jerry G M B Scotland John Southern Peter , South Western Keith , Yorkshire Kevin and I am delighted to tell you that the standing orders committee have elected as chairman this year , John . |
| 20 | Yes , I have to tell you that the Air for Southwell is now in the process of acquiring a beginning and an end . |
| 21 | It is n't necessary to tell you that the West Riding owes its position in the vanguard of educational thinking and practice to a few people , of whom Basil was one of the most distinguished , and the work he has done will still go on . |
| 22 | He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation . |
| 23 | I am delighted to tell you that the SPRINGBOKS will , after all , be at Twickenham in November . |
| 24 | Following your letter of 3 October , I am pleased to be able to tell you that the Transportation Committee agreed on 2 November that a new independent study should be carried out to assess the costs and feasibility of a half-hourly passenger service on the South Suburban route . |
| 25 | I , I 'm pleased to tell you that the Planning Officer agrees with you . |
| 26 | We are pleased to tell you that the book has been published and is now available — certainly in the UK . |
| 27 | I am pleased to tell you that the Parish Council agreed to donate the sum of £500 towards the proposed extensions to Scorton School . |
| 28 | Fully conforming to British safety and design standards , its features include a low-battery signal , to tell you when the battery needs replacing ( which should only be once a year ) , and it comes complete with a five-year warranty and full instructions on use . |
| 29 | She did not think it necessary to tell him that the University administration had been obliged to circulate all members of staff with a memorandum asking them , if they had been on strike , to volunteer the information ( since there was no other way of finding out ) so that their pay could be docked . |
| 30 | I wanted to tell him that the proletariat of the suburbs did have strong class feeling . |