Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His experience may tell him that it may be unnecessary or inappropriate in the circumstances , but failure to take one may become visible to headquarters . |
| 2 | Provided there 's access to the plane and the fuselage is not crushed a few minutes should tell us all we want to know . |
| 3 | She is blind , so each contestant must tell her their adventures in great detail , so that she can see everything clearly in her mind 's eye . |
| 4 | Paraphrasing should tell you whether you can answer the question . |
| 5 | I think Mr Michael Shea should tell us . |
| 6 | Particular backdrops were fashionable at different times ( and the furniture or background in an old photograph may tell us more about tastes and fashions in photographers ' studios than it does about furniture in homes ) . |
| 7 | The estate agent might tell you what the seller will accept , but you can make a lower offer . |
| 8 | Richard 'll tell you what you 're supposed to say . |
| 9 | As any Boy Scout could tell you , this means : ‘ I expect a return . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Edward could tell you . ’ |
| 11 | Pat used to tell us about it |
| 12 | The death of Matthew Makepeace , the man who should have been lecturing that afternoon , ‘ one of the most promising scholars of his generation ’ , the old Professor used to tell us , was ‘ an inestimable loss to the department and the university as a whole ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Fans used to tell me Tony Mowbray was a better player and a bigger influence behind our promotion success . |
| 14 | ‘ Andy used to tell me that he ought to be called ‘ Boo Linighan ’ because boos were all he seemed to get from our fans — but he 'll deservedly be a hero now , ’ beamed captain Tony Adams after becoming the first man ever to lift both the League and FA Cups in the same season . |
| 15 | He was in some ways a sort of humanoid Winnie the Pooh ( the bear with very little brain ) without any of Pooh 's more lovable characteristics — although no one in their right mind would tell him so ! |
| 16 | The physics department would tell you that chemistry 's only a bit of physics anyway . |
| 17 | She was still mad at Lucy for something , and Lucy was sure that a little time and concentration would tell her what … but for the moment , somehow , the knowledge was just out of reach . |
| 18 | In the nineteenth century , however , those who conducted the research did not really believe that their subjects would tell them the truth reliably if they asked them for information directly , and so they drew inferences about people 's ideas , religious beliefs , political commitments and so on from the type of literature they had on their shelf or the pictures they had on their walls . |
| 19 | Poor Toby would tell me what he could , when he could . |
| 20 | The history and practice of press coverage of religion will tell us a great deal about the significance of the phenomenon of religion in contemporary social , political and cultural life , ’ he said . |
| 21 | When you have lined up your data in this way a glance will tell you for which sounds you have enough words to make check lists . |
| 22 | Your cervical screening card will tell you when your next smear is due . |
| 23 | Leeds fans will tell you it was the arrival of Eric Cantona at Elland Road which proved the decisive factor in them lifting the title last season . |
| 24 | Although fans will tell you there is nothing as exciting as attacking football , those who frequent ‘ The Tip ’ have probably never witnessed a game between two attacking sides . |
| 25 | It 's a long way from Washington , USA to Wing in Buckinghamshire , but Sandra Walker will tell you it 's a move worth making . |
| 26 | If you send an inconsistent signal , your verbal and/or non-verbal signals will tell me to explain or correct that signal . |
| 27 | Joan and Dennis will tell me all about it I 'm sure and I expect I will get a Christmas card from Kylie and her mother and father , ’ she added . |
| 28 | Your kids will tell you . |
| 29 | The increase has outstripped inflation , but any parish priest will tell you that both the number of ‘ bums on pews ’ and the amount they donate are disappointing . |
| 30 | I expect his spies will tell him , though . ’ |