Example sentences of "tell [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We told them to be careful and do their rounds accompanied by an adult , ’ said Mr Ord . |
| 2 | Most of the 16-year-olds say their fathers have more or less told them to ‘ go out and have a good time ’ . |
| 3 | Executives told them to " fuck off " and got on with dreaming how DPR might one day set up " Down Under " , where various bucket shops operated . |
| 4 | They managed to see Maeda who dropped hints and told them to be circumspect . |
| 5 | Feelings did n't stop because you told them to ; you could n't just turn them off . |
| 6 | Conservatives were delighted by the appointment as his successor of Count Viktor Panin , a reactionary whose lack of enthusiasm for discussion was reflected in the fact that he kept parrots because they said what he told them to . |
| 7 | Yes I told them to , yes that one 's going , that one 's going , no more to come after this . |
| 8 | ‘ I bought Picnic because Nick Skelton told me to , he knew I did n't have the biggest cash flow in the world , ’ Steven Smith said of a horse whose awkward streak would have been reflected in the price . |
| 9 | Marie told me to be sure to switch it off when I ai n't in the room , or else at night when I 'm sleeping . |
| 10 | He basically just told me to be myself . |
| 11 | ‘ I … well , Paula told me to , ’ Sally said miserably . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've got to tell Mum I only said what you told me to . ’ |
| 13 | And with that he bent over and lifted me to my feet and told me to be off , which I did not need to be told twice to do . |
| 14 | He told me to be a good girl for Mum , and that he would give me some money to go to the pictures . |
| 15 | ‘ Then he told me to ‘ keep on fighting ’ and keep in touch . |
| 16 | Barium was forced down her with only minimal explanation , and when I protested the radiologist swore and told me to ‘ mind my place ’ while the assisting radiographer quickly looked away . |
| 17 | IF YOU TOLD ME TO , YES . |
| 18 | It was a costly venture , of course , since Tonga is a very great distance from almost everywhere ; but a glossy journal owned by an extremely wealthy New Yorker thought that a visit to ‘ The Island Where Time Starts ’ could make an agreeable tale , therefore handed me a sheaf of air tickets and a small sum in hard currency and told me to be on my way . |
| 19 | ‘ I did what you told me to — I 've got it now . |
| 20 | He told me to be extra careful what I said to you . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm here because my husband told me to be here , Shih Bergson . ’ |
| 22 | He told me to . ’ |
| 23 | She took from my coat a hair which was not there , and she told me to be careful . |
| 24 | My spouse told me to just calm down and breathe . |
| 25 | She hesitated , said shyly , ‘ That is something I have learned , I suppose — that in the past I never stopped to think before I spoke or acted … though , goodness knows , you both told me to , often and often . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But sir , you told me to be a bit firmer with him , ’ said Martin . |
| 27 | I accepted Benjamin 's words but , when I questioned him on why I should wear it , he just smiled , waved a bony hand and told me to be patient . |
| 28 | He told May , and she told me to be careful . |
| 29 | If somebody told me to strictly control the car I would put both hands on the steering wheel but not necessarily both feet on the er brake pedal . |
| 30 | And that was also why I did n't leave you a note explaining what we were up to as Jeff told me to . |