Example sentences of "tell [pers pn] that it was " in BNC.

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1 Did n't you tell me that it was stolen ?
2 By their definition they had achieved three important end results : ( 1 ) the patient is allowed to define the nature of his feelings , ( 2 ) the doctor is relieved of the responsibility of finding tissue damage , ( 3 ) there is no conceivable way in which a baby or an animal could tell you that it was having an ‘ unpleasant sensory and emotional experience ’ .
3 Older folk will tell you that it was ever thus ; that Irish rugby has always had to contend with the primacy of gaelic games .
4 Vivien Saunders , who founded the Women 's Tour in Britain , will tell you that it was always thus : ‘ In the early days we were advised by the PGA that ours should be a democratic organisation and that the players should have a voice .
5 Since I am a mild and humane man , I did not tell him that it was utterly hopeless , but as a matter of deference to him I presented his formula to George Elvin , who declined to have anything to do with it .
6 And I 'll tell him that it was due to your kindness that I was able to bake his birthday cake . "
7 How could he tell her that it was all a mistake ?
8 No I did tell her that it was completely confidential .
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