Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he 's got a job there , and he 's done it well or he 's done it badly , tell him he 's done it badly , tell them where they 've gone wrong and tell them what they should do to put it right . |
| 2 | We ought not to admire them when they put up their fists and fight nor mock them when they are afraid and tell them they must be a man . |
| 3 | I mean I spoke to Jane the other Sunday and I , I said to her you know , just be honest , I said I do n't care what you said , but just be honest and tell me how much you think I weigh , cos she does n't know how much I weigh and she thought I weighed about ten stone , I said well stick thirteen pounds on top of that , then you 'll be right , she could n't believe that I , that I weighed that much , so obviously it does n't look that bad and people at work , well they 've noticed that I 've lost weight , but they do n't say how much they think I weigh , so I do n't want come to them to sort of , have a , have a g have a guess of my weight . |
| 4 | Why could n't she be honest and tell her why she had wanted James to see Moorlake ? |
| 5 | For the time being , find the Prior and tell him that I am back and arrange for some hot water to be brought here . ’ |
| 6 | When the guests had gone he managed to get Chris alone and tell her . |
| 7 | He refuses to let me have another go which I think is outrageous and tell him so . |
| 8 | Be vigilant and tell us what you see and hear . ’ |
| 9 | Be vigilant and tell us what you see and hear . ’ |
| 10 | I shall remain sober and tell you how Vechey was murdered . |
| 11 | Give me five minutes , then call your Super and tell him the situation here . ’ |
| 12 | Yes and it 's probably slightly repetitive but tell us briefly what he managed to do . |
| 13 | How can I just ring her out of the blue and tell her that her daughter has married the first Italian she 's met , without telling any of us ? ’ |
| 14 | He had seen her passionate anger and had wanted to kiss her senseless , had heard her lie to him and had wanted to shake the truth out of her , had almost caused her to swoon and had wanted to hold her close and tell her he would n't allow anything to hurt her again — all in the space of about half a minute . |
| 15 | On no account look out your passport and make for the airport because they 'll catch you in customs and the judge will be cross and tell you you 're a cold-blooded , ruthless and calculating murderess and give you twenty years . |