Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] [conj] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone once told me that even breathing the air was the equivalent of smoking twenty cigarettes a day . |
| 2 | Kelly told him and then went on to fill in the details — Broom-Parker , seeing Ibn Fayoud with Jack Butler in the car park at Kempton racecourse , her conversation with Harry Short . |
| 3 | ‘ I ca n't take it all in , ’ she told him and then let out a deep sigh and gave a small shrug of her shoulders . |
| 4 | Alexandra told her and then added with enthusiasm , ‘ I should love to come and see your children . |
| 5 | He was inclined to think Nicola had invented the whole story , or else been told it and then discovered subsequently that it was a sham . |
| 6 | If you do n't know anything about computers , just remember that they are machines that do exactly what you tell them but often surprise you in the result . |
| 7 | Q. Why do some people do everything the food experts tell them and still have high cholesterol levels ? |
| 8 | it goes under the nice little saying tell them what you 're going to tell them then tell them and then tell them what you 've told them . |
| 9 | ‘ Whether you tell her or not makes no difference . ’ |
| 10 | If the most amusing anecdote you can find is one which is rather negative , tell it and then disassociate yourself from the views it expresses . |
| 11 | There was n't much I could tell 'em except ter give 'em a description o' the Italian-lookin' bloke . |
| 12 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 13 | If you are not sure whether or not you are guilty of these or any other irritating mannerisms ask someone you know really well to tell you and consciously work to stop yourself when doing your mock interview ( see p. 61 ) . |