Example sentences of "the [noun] tell [pron] [Wh adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's what the agent told me when I was recruited . |
| 2 | Will you , Mr. Speaker , tell the House whether you have been approached on the subject , and , if so , have the Opposition told you why they do not want a statement on it ? |
| 3 | I asked the conductor to tell me when we came to my stop , and he said , " Lady , you think I got X-ray eyes or something ? |
| 4 | The media tell it whenever they present international relations as a dramatic encounter between world leaders who personify their countries . |
| 5 | I 'll make the servants tell me where it is . |
| 6 | When considering points , we have some central mark in the sequence to tell us where we are , and with trajectories we do not . |
| 7 | In his efforts to surrender to justice Jim , 46 , had PHONED the police to tell them where he was . |
| 8 | Will the Minister tell them how he proposes to cut the days-at-sea restriction by introducing effective conservation measures , including a one-net rule , square mesh panels and a ban on industrial fishing ? |
| 9 | Now was not the time to tell him how she had tried to phone her mother , had dialled the number and her father answered . |