Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] that 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 | Well , I 'm here to tell you that the girls and the boys will not . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've come to tell you that the reservoir upriver has burst its banks . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Yes , I have to tell you that the Air for Southwell is now in the process of acquiring a beginning and an end . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He asked me to tell you that the government has not yet sent the compensation . |
| 21 | I am delighted to tell you that the SPRINGBOKS will , after all , be at Twickenham in November . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I , I 'm pleased to tell you that the Planning Officer agrees with you . |
| 24 | We are pleased to tell you that the book has been published and is now available — certainly in the UK . |
| 25 | I am pleased to tell you that the Parish Council agreed to donate the sum of £500 towards the proposed extensions to Scorton School . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I wanted to tell him that the proletariat of the suburbs did have strong class feeling . |
| 28 | He had been disappointed to find Dr Ockleton absent from his rooms in the morning , but a pretty girl in jogging kit , who had come loping down the stairs whilst he was knocking at Ockleton 's door , had run on the spot long enough to tell him that the doctor lectured on Tuesday mornings and that Harry would probably have better luck after lunch . |
| 29 | I had tried to tell him that the world had changed drastically , but Bonefish did not want to believe in change . |
| 30 | But I 'm afraid you 'll have to tell her that the days when Rome ruled the world are over . |