Example sentences of "tell a [noun sg] [noun] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the same month he told a Nuffield conference that his proposals should ensure that only 6% of the workforce were unemployed . |
| 2 | He told a press conference that his government " reiterates its firm stand against foreign interference in South Africa 's internal affairs " . |
| 3 | The controversy widened considerably on March 3 when US President George Bush told a press conference that he wanted Israel to stop settling Soviet Jews in the West Bank and also in East Jerusalem . |
| 4 | Apparently mindful of this consequence , on Feb. 22 Pavlov told a press conference that he " regretted very much " that his accusations had been interpreted as an attack on foreign businesses . |
| 5 | Dismissed because of his " too personal " interpretations of environmental affairs , Illes told a press conference that he believed that the environment would be sacrificed as the government struggled for foreign investment and the population grappled with increasing poverty , and added that Hungary does not have a coherent environmental policy . |
| 6 | The judge , a Jockey Club member , told a news conference that they had reached their conclusion after studying hours of video tape of the race . |
| 7 | On Feb. 27 , 1991 , Valentin Kuptsov , a secretary of the CPSU central committee , told a news conference that there were more than 500 political parties in the USSR , including 20 with a nationwide membership . |
| 8 | The general told a news conference that it had not been copied from the Americans , but because it was an ‘ easier , natural movement ’ . |
| 9 | Cristiani then told a news conference that it was not clear whether the logbooks had in fact been burnt , that Hernandez had ordered one of the defendants to make them " available " , and that it remained to be determined what subsequently happened to them . |
| 10 | For instance , if the defendant tells a taxi driver that he must get money from his flat and the driver agrees , does he make off ? |