Example sentences of "[conj] they [modal v] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm or they might tell you the angle . |
| 2 | Or they could tell themselves that they belonged to a European Community from which they were in fact , until very recently , separated by a long stretch of communist-occupied territory ; and that too was not exactly convincing . |
| 3 | So what I was gon na say was , that , that partic , partic er participant observations typically involves actually living with the , the study for a fair amount of time , so erm although they might tell you a pack of lies initially you can actually observe what they 're like , what they do and see whether they fit what they 've said and as time goes on you ha hope to develop some kind of rapport with them so that they might totally understand . |
| 4 | As it turned out , she was able to tell the experts more than they could tell her . |
| 5 | Sons and spouses attended the meeting , having prepared beforehand that they would tell their mother personally that they could not offer her a home , but would keep in touch with . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm glad to see you 're putting those binoculars to good use , ’ Windeler said , indicating the Zeiss that Schaffer was still holding , ‘ but I doubt that they 'll tell you much . |
| 7 | And then writing back to this contact i either in New York or in Virginia or wherever it was , saying that it th they would give him the dimensions of the roof , that they could tell him exactly how many slates they 'd need to cover it . |
| 8 | Then her mother would graciously conduct half an hour of polite conversation with all these people , who Jo knew were otherwise pretty cool and mostly also pretty sane , and they would all pretend to be interested in whatever dumb thing she said , and laugh if she made any of her awful little jokes and store away any personal information she disclosed so that they could tell it to their friends the next day and make it absolutely clear that they were on intimate terms with a really big star . |
| 9 | My own personal rule for very many years has been that anybody is free to criticize me , to criticize the company , to question or argue against anything that we are trying to do — provided they will satisfy the one criterion that they will tell us what I or the company should do differently . |
| 10 | Try to get his movies from your local video store , and you will find that they will tell you as much as this book . |
| 11 | The families ' lawyer , Ann Alexander , called on Mrs Bottomley to meet a delegation of parents so they could tell her ‘ why the decision not to have a full public inquiry is wrong ’ . |
| 12 | As one famous sportsman put it , ‘ Agree to do something for nothing and they 'll tell you where the bus stop is ; ask to be paid and they 'll send the limo . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Well , see one of my blokes and they 'll tell you what you 'll need . |
| 14 | Ask any laser printer user what the bane of their life is and they 'll tell you — replacing the toner cartridge . |
| 15 | So I suggest the secretary rings up the secretary of Fenners do n't say you 're listed in newspapers cos industrial people do n't like that but have a word with Fenners and they 'll tell you what 's gone on . |
| 16 | The number to call is 0891 500173 , that 's 0891 500173 and they 'll tell you where to bring your collectables for auction on June 25th . |
| 17 | Well now you see the week that William 's down the John 's , in John 's and they 'll tell you all erm once the tea 's over the dishes , I do the dishes right away |
| 18 | And they 'll tell you to go to hell |
| 19 | Yeah there 's our Action Line are doing a a bit list of bonfires and you can ring them up and they 'll tell you where to go . |
| 20 | Well there 's an organization in Radford who can help out with both of these things they 're called A T O Training and they can tell you all you need to know about things like application forms and interview techniques as well as advice about further education and wan t what to do if you want to start your own business . |
| 21 | Improve your mood and counteract stress : Ask anyone who exercises regularly and they will tell you that they always feel exhilarated at the end of a session — even if they had begun by feeling that they were not in the mood for exercise and had almost forced themselves to continue . |
| 22 | Ask anyone who regularly runs , jogs or swims and they will tell you that , after such exercise , they experience a ‘ high ’ when their thoughts are sharper than ever , even though their muscles may ache . |
| 23 | Ring the TSB Will Aid Helpline for details of your local Will Aid Solicitor , or call in at your local TSB , and they will tell you . |
| 24 | Ask anybody who is knowledgeable about computers and they will tell you that you should always choose the software you want to run first , then buy a computer which is suitable to run this . |
| 25 | Ask anyone who has been to previous festivals and they will tell you not to miss it . |
| 26 | Mrs Ruddock , who said she had been nominated as spokesperson for the wives , told reporters : ‘ Some wives are working , but you can speak to any wife , and they will tell you they are 100 per cent behind Terry . ’ |
| 27 | And they will tell you that you do n't necessarily have to fish on the priciest beats to find good sport . |
| 28 | Course , the ball never left the centre spot because they were all hugging the touchline and refused to get it , but you ask any of the ‘ old timers ’ and they will tell you straight , Les , bring back the wingers ! |
| 29 | But if you 've got any doubts , if you 're in any doubts at all go to your local E board or some electrical supplier , a reputable electrical supplier , and they will tell you how to do it properly . |
| 30 | and they will tell you whether or not |