Example sentences of "tell [pron] that [pers pn] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could n't you have come to me and told me that you were in debt , that you needed money ? |
| 2 | They told me that it was of no use to me any more and that I 'd be better off letting them have it . |
| 3 | In East Tyrone , s UDR started the day on a happy note when the Commanding Officer called the Administrative Officer to his office and told him that he was to be promoted to Captain . |
| 4 | God spoke on three February mornings to John Reeve , and told him that he was to be the prophet and his cousin was to be Reeve 's mouth . |
| 5 | I introduced your name in the conversation , said I was your Factor , told him that you were in the Lakes for pleasure but also with an eye to acquiring property , etc. , etc . |
| 6 | Out through the archway at the end of the mews , a couple of turns , and Josie told her that they were on Harley Street . |
| 7 | An increase in the noise level and glimpses of exotic vegetables told her that they were in a market street , and it seemed to the over-sensitive Meredith that Lucenzo was almost continually returning greetings and brushing off sympathetic offers of help . |
| 8 | ‘ She wanted to know where we all met and I told her that it was through the vibe . |
| 9 | Why he seemed so determined to treat her as a friend when all her instincts told her that he was in love with her . |
| 10 | After all this time of wondering , when her instincts told her that he was in love with her yet he seemed to draw down a shutter between them so often , it seemed almost too good to be true . |
| 11 | And the fellow who told her that he was from another planet . |
| 12 | Mum guessed there was something and in the end I told her that I was in love with a married man . |
| 13 | Prince Charles never offered to help and when , in desperation , she contacted the press office at Buckingham Palace , they told her that she was on her own . |
| 14 | ‘ On his second visit he told her that she was like the favourite aunt he had never had , or better still — Americans make such wonderful parents , will you not adopt me , please ? |
| 15 | It did n't take long to find out Nicola had told them that she was in line to take over my job . ’ |
| 16 | She says Chris , that 's her in office , she 's told me that I 'm off the subsidy now , she says I 've been on it twelve week and er |
| 17 | Those more experienced than Marie in practising acts of intimidation and violence could have told her that it is of ten a mistake to delay , to let your victims talk to you . |
| 18 | Round up all the children , and tell them that they are to be treated to sweets to celebrate the day . |
| 19 | So next time your insurance is due , tell them that you 're in the Neighbourhood |
| 20 | ‘ But it 's not very nice to take a convicted criminal into your home and then to have him tell you that you 're of little consequence . ’ |
| 21 | The sense organs , either his sight or his hearing tell him that he 's in danger . |
| 22 | The witches tell him that he is to be the next king , and instead of leaving the matter to take its natural course , he murders the King , and claims the throne . |
| 23 | Tell him that I 'm with you , but that you 're not quite sure how much you ought to tell me . |
| 24 | And , as Mark himself said , when asked whether he had any words of advice for those who might follow in his footsteps , ‘ I would tell them that it 's worth it if the alternative is that they die . ’ |
| 25 | It comes in the evening after a busy day and tells me that it is past my bed-time . |
| 26 | His Mother tells me that he is of a mechanical turn , and I know that he has made some progress in mathematics . |
| 27 | Did I tell you that I was at Belsen just after it was liberated ? ’ |
| 28 | The index to the Continuation Volume for 1975 ( or to the Cumulative Supplement ) will tell you that it is in the 1975 volume ( vol. 45 ) under the heading ‘ Infants , Children and Young Persons , ’ page 669 . |
| 29 | Ann Macpherson knows that her son is troubled , and he tells her that he is under pressure from Jacqueline . |
| 30 | Looking at their names , I wondered about their nationality , and the booklets tells us that they are in fact ‘ of mixed Turkish/Spanish parentage ’ and that from the age of about ten their training was as the Paris Conservatoire , the Frankfurt Musikhochschule , under Rudolf Serkin at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and finally at the Juilliard School , New York . |