Example sentences of "tell [pron] that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , now , do n't tell me that you put on that dress tonight in all naïveté ? ’ he asked humorously . |
| 2 | You may tell me that I went to the wrong place to begin with — and I can now agree . |
| 3 | I 'd also like to say , Mr. Chairman , that er , I did n't recognise the hospital you said , where we did this operation , , erm , if you want to , see me afterwards , I 'll tell you that you take at the hospital . |
| 4 | I can tell you that he lived at number forty-one I think , yes forty- one if , if you know if you want any confirmation , that is correct . |
| 5 | ‘ You will not tell him that you know of his lapse , will you ? ’ |
| 6 | Did he tell her that you finished with him ? |
| 7 | If these claims fail , others who should be protecting her interests will tell her that she contributed to the situation by being in male territory . |
| 8 | Or they could tell themselves that they belonged to a European Community from which they were in fact , until very recently , separated by a long stretch of communist-occupied territory ; and that too was not exactly convincing . |
| 9 | Simply from examining the bones the experts can tell us that she suffered from childhood illness and spent a lot of her life sitting on her heels using her left hand , perhaps grinding corn . |