Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] that [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My pleasure , ’ he murmured suavely , and from then until Mrs Novakova came in to tell them that dinner was ready he engaged her in surface conversation that had nothing whatsoever to do with the reason for why she was there . |
| 2 | Do n't try to tell me that life is fair . |
| 3 | It was midwinter but one of those strange warm days that seemed to come from nowhere to tell you that spring is n't really far away . |
| 4 | ‘ I know it 's difficult to talk , but I do n't have to tell you that time is short . |
| 5 | Our light is to tell him that food is ready for him . |
| 6 | Oh it were to tell him that dinner were ready and there 's this cheeky little mouse sat on top dinner , and he ai n't half eaten it |
| 7 | Experiences , they argued , are identical with brain states ; but when someone is conscious of his experiences he is not conscious of his brain as such : it takes modern science to tell us that consciousness is a state of the brain . |
| 8 | Paradise Lost , one might say , exists to tell us that death is a just punishment , and anyway ( see Paradise Regained ) not final . |