Example sentences of "they [vb mod] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least they may tell me so . |
| 2 | ‘ When you expect a deal to happen they may tell you there has been a last minute problem and the people either providing the funds or the guarantee either require a non-performance bond to be put up or require some kind of payment up front to prove you really mean business . |
| 3 | He says if people think he 's not telling the truth they must tell him to his face . |
| 4 | One fundamental difference between junior and adult fiction is that many ( in certain periods , most ) writers for children feel they must tell their readers what they want them to know or to feel . |
| 5 | If they are worried about the possibility of aggression in the visit they must tell their supervisor of their expected time of return or alternatively make arrangements for telephoning the office by a specific time . |
| 6 | they must tell you at least 21 days before they plan to take maternity leave . |
| 7 | They should tell him things . |
| 8 | Although there is an assumption that most of those people are little old ladies who live in the circumstances that I described earlier , I suspect that we do not really know who the beneficiaries will be , but if the Government do not know , they should tell us . |
| 9 | If these questions are answered carefully , they should tell us all we need to know . |
| 10 | ‘ They 'll tell him to go to hell . ’ |
| 11 | In Japan too , they 'll tell me later , they almost lost touch with sensible layman reality , screaming when drinks were wrong or cars were late . |
| 12 | Well then they 'll tell me wo n't they ? |
| 13 | ‘ If you get talking to any New Yorkers they 'll tell what a lousy dirty city it is all full of crime and weirdos and garbage . |
| 14 | They 'll tell everyone that Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim murdered you . |
| 15 | They 'll tell everyone that they 're looking for the stolen uranium . |
| 16 | They 're very impressed with him … they 'll tell you . |
| 17 | They 'll tell you that while some pregnancy tests say they 're simple , they 're actually more like chemistry sets . |
| 18 | As one famous sportsman put it , ‘ Agree to do something for nothing and they 'll tell you where the bus stop is ; ask to be paid and they 'll send the limo . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Not much , it 's a start , they 'll tell you . ’ |
| 20 | They 'll tell you that Excel has been around for too long and its days are numbered . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , see one of my blokes and they 'll tell you what you 'll need . |
| 22 | If you get stuck , anything you do n't understand , anything you want to know , ask somebody with a red jersey and if they know the answer they 'll tell you . |
| 23 | They give They 'll tell you erm they 'll give you a list of the weights for C L. |
| 24 | Ask any laser printer user what the bane of their life is and they 'll tell you — replacing the toner cartridge . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'm glad to see you 're putting those binoculars to good use , ’ Windeler said , indicating the Zeiss that Schaffer was still holding , ‘ but I doubt that they 'll tell you much . |
| 26 | ‘ They 'll tell you all you need to know about the design department at G.W. , so kindly make sure you 've read and understood them before you report for work tomorrow morning . ’ |
| 27 | But they they 'll tell you that you can still see where the house was because there 's a runcho grows there . |
| 28 | So I suggest the secretary rings up the secretary of Fenners do n't say you 're listed in newspapers cos industrial people do n't like that but have a word with Fenners and they 'll tell you what 's gone on . |
| 29 | People let their guard slip when they 're travelling ; they 'll tell you things they would n't say to a neighbour they 've known for years . |
| 30 | Er very often Australian Aboriginal societies you meet men the corroborees at these ritual gatherings and if you 're one of the club , then in the ritual they 'll tell you , they 'll say hey , you know , you know you know you say where did you get all these kangaroos you know oh we got them over at the so and so ranges or down at the so and so water hole that 's where they all are this week , and this is very important information for man . |