Example sentences of "he could tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The closeness had somehow died , but apart from this she 'd been so sure there was much he could tell her . |
| 2 | And she acknowledged that part of her longing to be bustling about was to try and snap him out of his trance so that he could tell her where her sister was . |
| 3 | He could tell her that much , and he owed it to her to say something . |
| 4 | I mentioned this to a Fetlar man who used to hunt otters for their pelts , as many crofters did and he could tell me that there had been pale-coated otters in that area for at least fifty years . |
| 5 | All he could tell me was that the team had no sponsor but I felt he was trying to put something together . |
| 6 | He 's an intelligent man , but his heart was darkened by his daughter 's death , and there was nothing he could tell me . |
| 7 | He could tell we would n't wish , but he was the night clerk . |
| 8 | He could tell nothing from their faces ; they could have been made of stone . |
| 9 | From Lily 's back he could tell nothing . |
| 10 | As far as he could tell they were not his constituents . |
| 11 | In particular Jones had a complete count of neutrons and also of their energies , so he could tell which neutrons came from cosmic rays and which were possibly the result of fusion . |
| 12 | He could tell what was wrong by magic , without needing to ask . |
| 13 | There was no way that he could tell what proportion of his command had managed to get thus far , but undoubtedly all had not . |
| 14 | And then Wayne climbed out onto the cruiser 's deck , and they let the subject drop , and Wayne was left standing there glancing from one to the other , damned sure that something was going on here , and equally damned if he could tell what it was . |
| 15 | He could tell her face to face how sorry he was for the incident of the previous night . |
| 16 | And in the meantime , since he had spoken of things she ought to learn , she would see if he could tell her just what it was that women like Marie Moon and Audrey Covington-Pym did to stop themselves from bearing child after child after child . |
| 17 | If only he could tell them he was all right , in good shape , considering … . |
| 18 | He could tell them little about the enemy , save that his party , coming here , had crossed the tracks of a great host in the Kilsyth area of Strathkelvin , by the horse-droppings at least a day old . |
| 19 | He was not the most welcoming of hosts , alarmed at the thought of what one thousand men and horses could do to his winter 's supplies and forage ; but at least he could tell them that a large mounted party had indeed passed this way two days previously and had turned off out of this main Yarrow valley southwards , to climb by Altrieve to the high pass of Tushielaw , which would take them to the Ettrick valley . |
| 20 | At least he could tell them I 'm alive and all right . |
| 21 | Or at least Kenny had no idea why anyone should think he was an oppo of yours , and he could tell them virtually zilch . |
| 22 | There was so much that he could tell him . ’ |
| 23 | This meant he could tell us about his experience and shed some light on the strengths and weaknesses of the nursing care he received during his 15-day stay in the unit . |
| 24 | That 's all he could tell us . |
| 25 | I wonder if he could tell us whether he is prepared to amend the legislation in this fashion , and perhaps tell the House exactly what other amendments he needs to make in order to take account of changing circumstances . |
| 26 | for the convenience of the house I 'd be most grateful if he could tell us , is this board a quango that he 's referred to ? |
| 27 | He could tell I fancied her myself , so I assumed he was just making sure I knew how the land lay . |
| 28 | He said he could tell I needed the money . |
| 29 | He could tell it was long-distance , the line was so gravelly and hollow , but he did n't recognise the voice . |
| 30 | The things he could tell you about her would make your hair curl . |