Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] tell [pers pn] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knox was invited to return ; but when he reached Dieppe , he found messages telling him that the time was not ripe . |
| 2 | She says governors told her and other parents that Mr Beatson left because he was suffering acute mental exhaustion . |
| 3 | We receive letters telling us that a notice was put on a board in the office telling people that they could claim . |
| 4 | ‘ When I was designing Metaltronix gear , I made everything bigger , for product visibility , but I would get letters telling me that the Marshall ‘ standard ’ head dimensions were what they wanted , so that 's what I based these new amp heads on . |
| 5 | It is clear that many Opposition Members , and possibly some Conservative Members , have received letters telling us that claims could not be paid because a bill board had been placed in the social security office . |
| 6 | While I am sure that there may indeed be any number of genuine psychics and astrologers who can do precisely what they claim in this field , what is to prevent charlatans telling you that you were a Roman gladiator , a druid or even Napoleon ? |