Example sentences of "[conj] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although this is also true , we might not be surprised if the judge interrupted this witness and accused her of being facetious , or told her not to waste time . |
| 2 | What about the people who wrote or told us life stories : how far can they be taken as typical ? |
| 3 | As we became well known , people kept things for us or told us of toys they had spotted . |
| 4 | And it was just a pity that the material she was given or told us to read , she said was too advanced for us . |
| 5 | ‘ One man wrote or told it in a book ( the Bible ) , another in a picture . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't lecture people or tell them what they must do . |
| 7 | Or tell them , tell them there 's a few million pounds worth of gold coins in some field ! |
| 8 | All he did was ask Mr Fractor to explain things or tell him what he wanted to know . |
| 9 | You must prod him with coloured pencils , or tell him he must be joking when he makes heavy weather of something that another author does neatly . |
| 10 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |
| 11 | ‘ I was going to have a coffee at the Greek cake shop , ’ Constance went on , ‘ but just as I was going in one of those middle-class , middle-aged ladies with a smile on her face was coming out , and whenever I see one of them I think she 's going to try and sell me a poppy or something or tell me Jesus loves me . |
| 12 | I keep thinking one of them will shove me in the ribs , or tell me that I 'm ugly . |
| 13 | His silence encouraged her to be even more frank , and , looking to where the moonlight caught the line of his strong jaw , she said , ‘ I know you appreciate the help I 've given by stepping in to take Stella 's place , and for that reason I doubt that you would give me the sack — or tell me to go . |
| 14 | If you want to ask me something or tell me about something you put your hand up and wait for me to ask you . |
| 15 | They ca n't force us out , or tell us what to do , ’ he said . |
| 16 | It can be used in either mono or stereo ; a guitar can be plugged in to access the onboard tuner and allow you to play along with a drum pattern ; it 's MIDI compatible , and with a Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch you can start and stop the machine , tell it to drop in a fill pattern , or tell it to advance to the next pattern or song . |
| 17 | It can be used in either mono or stereo ; a guitar can be plugged in to access the onboard tuner and allow you to play along with a drum pattern ; it 's MIDI compatible , and with a Yamaha FC4 or FC5 footswitch you can start and stop the machine , tell it to drop in a fill pattern , or tell it to advance to the next pattern or song . |
| 18 | Your local library , Citizens Advice Bureau , or the Social Services Department of your local authority will be able to give details of help available in your area or tell you where detailed advice can be sought . |
| 19 | If the computer does not understand what you have said it will ask questions , offer alternatives or tell you to rephrase your question and try again . |
| 20 | Your local library , Citizens Advice Bureau , or the Social Services Department or your local authority will be able to give details of help available in your area or tell you where detailed advice can be sought . |
| 21 | She has from day one showed her disdain for me as one opposed to hypocrisy and her type of esoteric or pseudo intellectuality — being satisfied as I am with intelligence , integrity and interest ( ! ) — and has manifestly made it clear she overtly dislikes me because I wo n't be moulded or do what she wants or tells me — she suffers the matriarch/ bossy syndrome ( childhood nickname I am told was ) and does not like the fact I am utterly my own forthright person who spoils the incestuous sibling smythe-watson quartet which she ‘ ran ’ so self-interestedly for so long … |
| 22 | He did n't ask or tell him to leave the Apache alone . |
| 23 | and she said that if you could n't go , or telling him . |
| 24 | When they want us to listen , we begin by giving advice or telling them why they should n't feel the way they do , and we do nothing but trample all over their feelings . |
| 25 | With a burst of self-pity , she mentally reviled Hank for never talking to her or telling her what he was going to do . |
| 26 | The Chaplain was asking me something … or telling me : ‘ I take it you have been baptised , James ? |
| 27 | A typical instance can be seen when one person attempts to persuade another to do something that the latter does n't want to do , or to tell him something that he does n't want to hear . |
| 28 | She is herself a nurse , not by any means inarticulate , but she could get no one to speak to or to tell her anything . |
| 29 | I think it would be best now to tell you what happened this afternoon . |
| 30 | Beneath the fabric of his borrowed shirt , her fingers trapped and twisted his skin in a burning pinch that told him she intended to deal with him later . |