Example sentences of "they would tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had the address on a yellow card I could show it to someone and they 'd tell me . |
| 2 | But she could not resist asking , walking straight into his waiting jaws , ‘ So , since you know so much , what do you think they 'd tell me ? ’ |
| 3 | If you told them to fuck off , they 'd tell you to fuck off back . ’ |
| 4 | Vines , they 'd tell you , tend to mature their grapes at different times , and only an experienced eye can spot which to pick and which to leave behind . |
| 5 | They 'd tell you they would n't do your job , and you 'd tell them you would n't do theirs ! |
| 6 | ‘ So , if you did have some , what do you think they 'd tell you ? ’ |
| 7 | Then , if you began to sing , they 'd tell you your mother , your brother , your children even , would catch a cold on your behalf . |
| 8 | A dubious label , they 'd tell you , in the middle of winter , but at this time of year it comes into its own . |
| 9 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 10 | Somebody , if they were wrong you 'd think they 'd tell you would n't you ? |
| 11 | Some of the lecturers keep saying in a lecture , ‘ this is somehow related to something else you 've done somewhere else ’ and I wish they 'd tell us how it 's related to something else because half the time we ca n't see that . |
| 12 | ‘ They 'd tell us stories about the Cuban Revolution and we 'd sit round getting drunk and nostalgic about something we had never been in . ’ |
| 13 | Fey was something they would tell me I had just invented , but it is something that never left me during the entire period I was an Instructor and sadly I was to learn very shortly after he left Kinloss that he did not survive very long on the squadron that he joined . |
| 14 | They would tell us that such comparisons are all hot air . |
| 15 | Perhaps they would tell us , if they were allowed to spend more , where do they think the funds come from , and who do they think 's going to pay ? |
| 16 | the only thing they would , they would tell us about is what 's happening in Iraq , there |
| 17 | That the They would tell you what dividend they were paying out |
| 18 | But they would tell you all the time that oh I do n't need to advertise |
| 19 | I wonder if they would tell you of give you any |