Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] that the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told me that the first three days were an agony , thirst being the greatest torture , then slowly the body reversed its patterns and you got used to it . |
| 2 | ( Ahmet told me that the next one was lovelier still ) . |
| 3 | In April he told him that the next war had already started . |
| 4 | in London B T H or G E C , I remember he told us that the last time you know because he was n't called up in the war he was reserved . |
| 5 | Well , ter cut a long story short 'e ends up tellin' me that the last bloke was put off fer losin' too much time an' I might be a bad time-keeper as well , what wiv me injuries . |
| 6 | If he had told me that the first half was going to be crap , I would n't have bothered to watch it in the first place . |
| 7 | Watch out for log books which tell you that the first owner was Engineering Educational Trust . |
| 8 | The readings tell us that the first communities of Christians were united heart and soul in the Lord . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'd better tell them that the last showing has just started , Bill , ’ said Mr Brickley . |
| 10 | Any handbook on assertiveness techniques will tell you that the first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewers . |
| 11 | Will he also tell him that the first priority must be to reform the common agricultural policy , to remove the losses from fraud which occur within that policy and , especially , to bring about a successful conclusion to the GATT negotiations ? |
| 12 | I 've tried to tell him that the last thing Project Eden needs is an Administrator who 's crazy as a dakkabug , but will he listen to me ? ’ |