Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] that tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | All about running for trains they could n't catch or being sat on by scaly monsters , and they got hold of books that told you that it meant Sex . |
| 2 | But then it is a small step to begin thinking of ( 18 ) as very similar to ( 20 ) , and thus Containing demonstrative or indexical elements : ( 20 ) That man ( ( the speaker indicates the man drinking champagne ) ) is Lord Godolphin And so it begins to look as if definite referring expressions may in general be used either in speaker reference or in semantic ( or attributive ) reference , and it is only the context of use that tells us which way to understand them ( Donnellan , 1978 ; Kaplan , 1978 ) . |
| 3 | For example , there are theories of memory that tell us that the recall of recently presented items reflects the operation of short-term storage . |
| 4 | Now , however , consider what happens if we take pragmatics to be the study of the contribution of context to language understanding : suppose normally an aunt gives her nephew T , but on an occasion switches to V , then in order to predict the intended ironic or angry meaning , a pragmatic theory must have available the detailed recipe for usage that tells us that V is not the normal usage , and thus not to be taken at face value . |
| 5 | It consists mainly of a diagram of the shape , plus figures that tell you about the sizes , stitches and rows . |