Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was not the most welcoming of hosts , alarmed at the thought of what one thousand men and horses could do to his winter 's supplies and forage ; but at least he could tell them that a large mounted party had indeed passed this way two days previously and had turned off out of this main Yarrow valley southwards , to climb by Altrieve to the high pass of Tushielaw , which would take them to the Ettrick valley . |
| 2 | He would n't tell them that the friend did n't exist , that she was dead , and that there was only the house that Mrs Wright visited and put flowers in . |
| 3 | The stewards inquired into his running but Richard Dunwoody could only tell them that the favourite was ‘ never going . |
| 4 | We ca n't tell them that the King is too drunk to go to his own coronation ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better tell them that the last showing has just started , Bill , ’ said Mr Brickley . |
| 6 | You must tell them that the balance of the first year 's payment will be taken out through a banker 's order . |
| 7 | He will tell them that the proposal has caused great alarm and anxiety , and will ask the company to examine alternative ways of improving the efficiency of its limestone transport system , possibly with a conveyor system . |
| 8 | He will tell them that the fight for Albion is the fight for Britain 's manufacturing base and that the plant 's plight clearly highlights the need for Government action and an active industrial policy . |
| 9 | He did not tell them that the bodies had been dealt with like parcels . |
| 10 | On another occasion David Bellamy said to me ‘ You ca n't tell me that a canoe would not disturb an otter ’ . |
| 11 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 12 | Ellen would doubtless tell me that the senator was trying to turn an electoral liability into an advantage , meaning that if he could parade his cured children in front of the electorate he could then pose as both a noble parent and as an expert on drugs , but I preferred to ignore that imagined cynicism , choosing a different reservation . |
| 13 | I know Maria did not tell me that the food was often burnt and uneatable , or that they could not sleep because the beds were too cold . |
| 14 | She did not tell me that the poor hungry children had to wash with ice in the morning , and walk through wet snow to sit for two hours with icy feet in a cold church on Sundays . |
| 15 | You will tell me that the milkman has refused to continue deliveries , but this only adds weight to my earlier submission that the boat is not only unfit to live in but actually unsafe . " |
| 16 | There 's nobody , nobody can tell me that the big national companies who pour money into the Tory fund , that they do n't have a say in their policy . |
| 17 | ‘ That being said , anyone will tell you that a Minister of the Crown needs a wife capable of supporting him . |
| 18 | Any photographer will tell you that a tripod is necessary in order for the camera on top to remain stable . |
| 19 | • There 's no cut-and-dried answer to your question , but I can tell you that a great many people would disagree with you — both about your view of your own childhood and about smacking your children with a slipper . |
| 20 | But do n't let anyone tell you that a notebook PC , however powerful , is any substitute for a desktop machine , unless you own a docking station and a full-sized keyboard . |
| 21 | Some vignerons will tell you that a cask lasts only for four years . |
| 22 | Well shall I tell you that a certain member of the er medical staff , you know they 've got bollards where the staff can put their cars in a certain place , and one member of the staff came out and said , please remove your car it 's in the staff parking part , the person said , yes I even had to move the bollard . |
| 23 | A man at the back of the crowd said , ‘ I was sitting in the dome car lounge when Xanthe came through , and I can tell you that no one had come the other way . |
| 24 | Did n't they tell you that no ship at sea , no ship at all , would be daft enough to send out a signal — well , not in wartime , they would n't ! |
| 25 | But Mr Bullock said : ‘ I can tell you that the name belongs to us . ’ |
| 26 | While on the subject of meat , we can tell you that the competition to find the best-made sausages in the UK gets under way this Sunday with the defending champion reported to be in sizzling form . |
| 27 | If not , she will tell you that the air quality has been ‘ poor ’ or ‘ very poor ’ . |
| 28 | ‘ Friends , ’ she continued turning her back on him , ‘ by a miracle the settlement has fallen into our hands and I can tell you that the late Lord Chatwin left everything to his son and heir . ’ |
| 29 | We can also tell you that the damsel is in her prime , that is , SUE is a prime . |
| 30 | I could tell you that the eyes were so beautiful they could actually make you feel giddy when he suddenly looked up from the floor and straight at you . |