Example sentences of "tell [pron] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could you tell me the time please ? ’ |
| 2 | I can imagine a lot of beautiful things that , among their functions , will not tell me the time . |
| 3 | Once Clive was in the hypnotic state on this occasion , I asked him to visualize going up to someone he knew slightly , taking a few deep breaths and then asking them a simple question — ‘ Could you please tell me the time ? ’ or ‘ Do you know the way to such-and-such a street ? ’ |
| 4 | Consider , for example : ( I ) A : Can you tell me the time ? |
| 5 | Hence : ( 27 ) Pass the salt +> pass the salt now Or reconsider example ( i ) repeated here : ( 28 ) A : Can you tell me the time ? |
| 6 | I am doing the firm no harm by tipping you off like this because Kovacs recommends you to buy a clock from them that will not simply tell you the time . |
| 7 | He 'll tell you the time of day I first entered the building . ’ |