Example sentences of "[num ord] [noun] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What does this survey of the impact of the second wave tell us about the likely impact of the third wave in the 1990s and the consequences for developing managers ? |
| 2 | The second letter told me so I thought they 'd been bombed out . |
| 3 | The second list tells you which foods naturally contain those items — but remember , if you really can not bring yourself to eat a particular range of foods , it is always possible to take the lacking vitamin in tablet form . |
| 4 | The first filter sends a signal to the second filter telling it how much to allow to go through to the outgoing side of our personality . |
| 5 | Oh , and a second time to tell me how pleased he was . ’ |
| 6 | My sixth sense told me to stay here . |
| 7 | A sixth sense told her otherwise . |
| 8 | They had switched off their torch when he stepped inside the room , and made no noise , but some sixth sense told him that he was not alone . |
| 9 | said yes or no , of course that baffled Lynsey , cos Lynsey and Pat , you know they got talkative at first Pat told me |
| 10 | ‘ I would be the first person to tell my players to get on with the game because when you do n't do that , you are only upsetting your rhythm . |
| 11 | You 'll remember we were offering five copies each of the latest Sega and Super Nintendo Tips Books to the first people to tell us the name of the hero in Rocket Knight Adventures . |
| 12 | ‘ We need it back , ’ the first voice told him . |
| 13 | The first word tells us that it is systematic because ‘ whenever ’ means ‘ every time ’ . |
| 14 | The first man told his story . |
| 15 | And the first letter told me that he 'd got stomach upset . |
| 16 | Plus five , no problem there , start where the first number tells us to start . |
| 17 | The reason for this sudden rush of bees is that the first bee tells her hive mates about the syrup . |
| 18 | The first mother to tell her sad story was clearly upset ; Mrs H described the knock at the door that woke her and her invalid husband at seven o'clock . |
| 19 | First guy tells his mate the IRFU should pay the players . |
| 20 | Indeed , first impression tells you that the new car 's chassis feels a little less sharp and agile than its predecessor 's . |
| 21 | The howls of laughter from the first tee told me my heroes were about to start their round . |
| 22 | Senders of the first postcards out of the hat next Friday telling me her husband 's first name in the series , will take the prizes . |
| 23 | We have five £75 copies to give away and they will go to the senders of the first postcards out of the hat next Friday telling me on which American TV show Wayne 's World had its beginnings . |
| 24 | Look back at the section on decimal place values and check : unc Notice that the place value of the last figure tells you the size of the denominator . |
| 25 | The reason the trade union movement should support the Maastricht Treaty is it 's the only Treaty that is on offer , there 's nothing else on offer but it 's a reasonable Treaty , it has differences in the U K and the reasons it has differences in the U K is the one Mr Major came back last December tell us what a wonderful opportunity it was for Britain , what a wonderful success it was for Britain that he 'd opted out of the Social Chapter . |
| 26 | Cormac , she thought , or even Mrs O'Neill , remembering Kathleen 's doll , but then the next moment told herself she was crazy . |
| 27 | Twenty minutes later he had reached paragraph 9 when a voice from the next room told him that if he were typing anything other than his bloody resignation he should bloody well do it at a more civilised bloody hour . |
| 28 | The company 's complaints department phoned Susan the next day to tell her who to contact . |
| 29 | Mr Ashworth contacted his family in Skelmersdale last night telling them he was in Liverpool although extensive inquiries are also continuing in Scotland . |
| 30 | ARSENAL manager George Graham last night told his strikers they have only 90 minutes left to prove themselves — or else . |