Example sentences of "[coord] tell [pers pn] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I keep thinking one of them will shove me in the ribs , or tell me that I 'm ugly . |
| 2 | She briefly told them what had occurred , and asked the lad to look for me and tell me that I must go to the police station and not come home without an officer for protection . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 4 | Maybe the day will come when Mark will ring me from the museum and tell me that it 's been decided that I must add to the catalogue the pedigree of the wrapping or package in question : Ice lolly wrapper ‘ Captain Marvel ’ , Walls , 1985 , found , Whitechapel Road , EC , condition : poor . |
| 5 | Be firm , and tell him that he must either pull his weight or leave . |
| 6 | But how can I look him in the face and tell him that 's turned out to be true ? ’ |
| 7 | For the time being , find the Prior and tell him that I am back and arrange for some hot water to be brought here . ’ |
| 8 | I wanted to dig him in the ribs and tell him that Mrs F was the last of twelve children in her family and her father 'd been a maintenance man on the railways . |
| 9 | Give him a hug and tell him that you love him . |
| 10 | Oh , and tell him that Moila 's too small for the ferry to dock , so he 'll come ashore in a boat . |
| 11 | I would have to seek Neil out and tell him that his old acquaintance was now , if not necessarily dangerous , at the least some kind of villain , who needed careful watching . |
| 12 | It read : ‘ Please ring Captain Anthony Asquith [ a former equerry ] before going out shooting and tell him that I have asked Lady Diana Spencer ( Lady Fermoy 's granddaughter ) to come to the Albert Hall and dinner afterwards at BP on Sunday evening . |
| 13 | There remains the third course , to throw Clarke over altogether and tell him that the highest point of his career has been reached . |
| 14 | And I said , would you clear that with him then and tell him that it 's coming ? |
| 15 | If you can see a result If I talk to John Smith and tell him that I know he keeps riding on the pavement at you know , with no lights , it sounds minor , but the old age pensioner who keeps nearly getting missed , it 's very you know upsetting . |
| 16 | He had a small mousy wife , and two grown sons who came home to drink all the beer out of the refrigerator and tell him that he was a strong-arm man for a decrepit and decaying society . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Go back to the tiger and tell him that the cow would n't come with you , but that your wife is bringing it . " |
| 19 | Write a letter to Doctor Jekyll and tell him that you think these ideas are dangerous and unscientific rubbish . |
| 20 | To her astonishment , Sally-Anne , who for two dreadful months had hardly been able to bring herself to be near any man , however young and apparently innocuous , wanted to stroke the corner of his mouth — more , she wanted to smooth the scar away — or , rather , since that was impossible , to run her hand down it and tell him that it did not matter , such a thing could only disturb those who were themselves already disturbed ! |
| 21 | Go and telephone Sir Bryan and tell him that I 'll have his clubs back to him by midday . ’ |
| 22 | I could-perhaps should — go back to Ken Hurren tomorrow morning and tell him that there may after all be some question of security involved . |
| 23 | I will go to see Ken Hurren first thing tomorrow morning and tell him that Summerchild was working on defence . |
| 24 | I know I have to pluck up my courage and tell him that when we made love in Sintra he sired a son . |
| 25 | The other one is phone Pete up and tell him that you 've been off sick for a week ca n't play football this week . |
| 26 | Would he really go up to Lorna and tell him that there is that paper cos Lorna wo n't |
| 27 | ‘ Go and see , Paul , and tell them that we 're busy . ’ |
| 28 | It was ‘ an unfair burden on the heart of our President ’ to look people in the eye and tell them that ‘ your government ca n't , try as it would , ca n't do anything about it . ’ |
| 29 | Students frequently come to their supervisors and tell them that they are ‘ interested ’ in old people , television , advertising , or some such huge idea . |
| 30 | If anyone claims to be from the Gas Board , Electricity Board , council , or any such body , keep the chain on the door and tell them that you only admit such people by appointment . |