Example sentences of "tell [pron] [adv] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , rather than cover item by item the information given to new residents and staff with questions such as ‘ Do you tell them where the post office/bed room/toilet/ etc is ? ’ , it was necessary to ask the broader question of ‘ What information is given to newcomers ? ’ , resulting in a discussion about an informative brochure that everybody received on arrival at the EPH . |
| 2 | Erm It 'll tell them where the clues are . |
| 3 | ‘ I had never heard of this before , and you can imagine the complaints from customers , we could only tell them once the police had told us . |
| 4 | Could you tell me please the nature of your relationship ? ’ |
| 5 | This would appear to be so , but can anyone tell me why the 950i dropped its stitches off on the left of the machine and the 836 preferred the right ? |
| 6 | Can anybody tell me why the black powder 's not powerful enough . |
| 7 | Can you tell me where the subject is now ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ They wo n't even tell me where the money really has come from . |
| 9 | Did you tell me where the family planning clinics were , what they do , what age you can get the Pill ? |
| 10 | " Old mother , can you tell me where the Reed Girl is to be found ? " |
| 11 | " Old mother , can you tell me where the Reed Girl is to be found ? " |
| 12 | ‘ If you can tell me where the flesh ends and the mind begins , I will answer that . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Can you tell me where the call came from , please ? ’ |
| 14 | Now if you want that drink you 'd better tell me where the fridge is so I can get some milk . ’ |
| 15 | 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 ? ’ |
| 16 | We left there , we left about half five , six in the morning did n't we and we were getting lost in and we knew it was in the village in that town but we could n't find it and we kept getting lost so we all pulled her up and he went back and he said to this man can you tell me where the |
| 17 | Can somebody tell me where the sugar is please ? |
| 18 | Lucy said , almost gently , ‘ Will you tell me how the setup works ? |
| 19 | Yet , if you show people the ad , they will tell you just the things that the strategy was looking for . |
| 20 | But erm this might not believe me but I 'm gon na tell you just the same . |
| 21 | Every undergraduate astronomy student can tell you why the Sun shines : a series of nuclear fusion reactions , whose end result is the conversion of hydrogen to helium , happen on a vast scale , and release prodigious amounts of energy in the form of heat , light , X-rays and so on . |
| 22 | As one famous sportsman put it , ‘ Agree to do something for nothing and they 'll tell you where the bus stop is ; ask to be paid and they 'll send the limo . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll tell you where the next one is . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Many so-called experts will tell you how the game has changed over the last 30 years . |
| 26 | Of course I co could n't tell you now the different ways , they do what they like now . |
| 27 | need to know , need to know , I do n't know mum , I could n't tell you just erm stick it on before you go to bed just give it a bit of time to take the chill of it , alright , bye You can if you wish discard everything that 's just been said I mean my mother 's trying to book my holiday which does n't surprise me , , but then again she usually tries to anyway , where you going ? , what you doing ? , who you going with ? right , I shall tell you now the exam questions shall I ? , what do you want to know ? |
| 28 | This should tell you roughly the direction the line is taking . |
| 29 | Mr William Waldegrave , Britain 's cabinet minister in charge of science , has offered a bottle of decent champagne to one who can tell him why the Higgs boson is worth finding ( see page 781 ) . |
| 30 | He said that he had a video which he would bring round , but when he arrived he claimed to have lost it and still did n't provide a written description , so I would n't tell him where the dogs were . |