Example sentences of "tell [pron] that you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chair , could I make , could I suggest maybe that in future when you ask organisations you make it harder for getting a license for street collection , that you tell them that you 'll want to know exactly the proportions , but I mean put it back on to them , rather than be you having to bother to it in the future . |
| 2 | ‘ You sit there and tell me that you can see men or ghosts or apparitions that no one else can see ; you deny all evidence that the man or ghost or apparition is actually elsewhere and therefore can not be here ; and I am prejudiced ? |
| 3 | ‘ What I should have done , ’ he said smoothly , as he pressed the glass into her hand , ‘ was tell you that you would not be returning to Milano at all . ’ |
| 4 | What do you think you 'll feel like when they tell you that you ca n't foster any more children , because er there 's going to come a time |
| 5 | Of course at school they always tell you that you should do a secretarial course , which was absolutely dreadful , and they put you off the idea of a career in the theatre just as much as they can . |
| 6 | You go and explain to the manager of the bank what has happened and tell him that you wo n't be able to go to work this morning . |
| 7 | It is certainly not unreasonable to refuse to give up a bank note which you pick up in the street to the first stranger who alleges it to be his , if you tell him that you must make further inquiries or that he must produce evidence which will authenticate his claim . |
| 8 | Acknowledge their existence and tell yourself that you will think about them later — then let them go . |
| 9 | ‘ He talked about it , but … when you finally reach a position where you might get something done you usually tell yourself that you can do more by staying trying to soften the effects of a policy than walking out and being replaced by somebody who gobbles up the policy flavour-of-the-month . |