Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] that tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And there was something about him , an aura of confidence and power , as he stood there facing her across the bonnet of the Mini that told her that even if she 'd been driving a tank there was no way in the world he would have let her go past . |
| 2 | She then admits she does n't know the difference between the head line and the heart line , although she 's able to identify the little crinkle at the side of the hand that tells you how many children you 're going to have . |
| 3 | And then you just put the numbers in for different hours into the equation into the formula that tells you how far he 's gone , work it out . |
| 4 | He answered her with a look that told her nothing . |
| 5 | I mean , you know , if you see an advert in the paper that tells you that every fifty pence you spend is going to save a child 's life by providing it with Diralite or providing it with food that it needs for a money , or something like that , I mean how can you justify keeping any fifty pences at all yourself ? |
| 6 | ‘ Where are you going , Rose ? ’ he asked in a tone that told her that he knew he had gone too far but she continued on her way . |
| 7 | In addition to the firearms that tell us about and the door opener , was any other equipment issued to the officers ? |
| 8 | Maybe he was looking at a book that told you things like that . |
| 9 | Do not allow yourself to be pushed around by an agency that tells you they have a large number of suitable vacancies and then persists in sending you for jobs which are not within your specifications . |