Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [pron] [vb mod] tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The families ' lawyer , Ann Alexander , called on Mrs Bottomley to meet a delegation of parents so they could tell her ‘ why the decision not to have a full public inquiry is wrong ’ . |
| 2 | He went to the kitchen and asked if the nurse would be so kind as to wait , just a few moments , and he was out of the room before she could tell him how tight her schedule was . |
| 3 | One mark if you could tell me who , who , what , who they were . |
| 4 | I 'm watching it on television so I can tell you what happens . ’ |
| 5 | the , it 's been put to me to er interview various people or listen to other people if they can tell me about |
| 6 | ‘ I hope John does n't hear about the bombing , or our Eileen or Joe before we can tell them we 're all safe , ’ Anne said . |
| 7 | I run into the arms of Andy 's parents walking with the dogs near the ornamental ponds and it seems like an age before I can tell them what 's happened because my voice wo n't work and I can see the fear in their eyes and they 're asking , ‘ Where is Andrew ? |
| 8 | I 'd be most obliged if you 'd open your door so I can tell you what this is about . ’ |
| 9 | I 'll tell you my secret if you 'll tell me yours . |
| 10 | If you 're in the market for the product of Citroen 's '70s Maserati connection , you will already know more about the model than I can tell you here . |