Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] tell [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also what your collection people , sales people , delivery people and the grapevine tell you or should tell you about your customers . |
| 2 | It 's all I can or will tell you . |
| 3 | He got to his feet and walked on tip-toe to the kitchen door , where he pressed his face close to the crack , listening for any sound that might tell him what to expect . |
| 4 | She waited a few seconds for any sounds that might tell her that her mother was in there but out of her range of sight . |
| 5 | ‘ I kept looking for something that would tell me ( the PTL managers ) kept it from Bakker himself … but it never came . ’ |
| 6 | She did n't recognise any landmarks , so she went on again , keeping a sharp lookout for her ‘ pony tree ’ and for any other tree or open space that would tell her she was on the right path . |
| 7 | Were they just words he was reading , or did he realize that three aircraft meant twenty-one crew , and countless women waiting anxiously for the phone call that would tell them their man was safe — or the letter that would tell them he was not ? |
| 8 | Were they just words he was reading , or did he realize that three aircraft meant twenty-one crew , and countless women waiting anxiously for the phone call that would tell them their man was safe — or the letter that would tell them he was not ? |
| 9 | They did this over two weeks , but there was no means of knowing the energies of the neutrons , the essential information that would tell them whether they were from the fusion of deuterium and be the final proof . |
| 10 | He kept listening for sounds that would tell him Blackbeard and his henchman were in the vicinity . |
| 11 | She looks around her , dazed and sluggish , while her brain tries to piece together the blurred details and recollections that will tell her where she is , and — which she would rather forget-what brought her here . |
| 12 | The purpose of the rest of this book is to give you the information you need to compile the missing nutritional manual that will tell you what is just right for your body . |
| 13 | I do n't know what it is , I think I 've got a book upstairs that will tell you the price of them . |
| 14 | Do you remember any any funny stories you that can tell us ? |
| 15 | Is there no science that can tell us how these common evils of mankind can be avoided ? |
| 16 | Next week brings three more London premieres and may tell us more . |
| 17 | I 'm afraid I did n't think the thing through , and must tell you , therefore , to expect me looking both younger and handsomer than you remember me . |
| 18 | We have a vague description , but if you saw her close up and could tell us , it would help the police . |
| 19 | The nurse may be able to supply you with pants and pads , and could tell you if there is a laundry service or a collection service for disposable pads in your area . |
| 20 | ( 68 ) Look at me , Sir , and dare tell me there is any reason why I should take your word . |
| 21 | There must be someone who has seen the kings and will tell me which way to go . ’ |
| 22 | They are fools and liars and will tell you that everyone is entitled to his own opinion , except they will probably say ‘ his or her , ’ so that you do n't feel left out , being a young , firm , tanned and bouncy woman with a mind of fathomlessly inventive depravity , even if you do n't know it yet . |
| 23 | The branch staff will give you details of the best loan for your purpose and will tell you exactly how much it will cost you . |
| 24 | ‘ That , sirs , is all I can and will tell you . ’ |
| 25 | The locals can be most helpful and will tell you most things you want to know . |
| 26 | Technologists apply such scientific predictions to the construction of cars , or bricks or walls and will tell you how they interact . |
| 27 | The companies publish information leaflets which give a rough guide to whether you are likely to benefit from having a meter and will tell you whether one is possible for your house . |
| 28 | ‘ He is a Moslem and will tell you . ’ |
| 29 | This activity will detect any tampering , malicious or otherwise , and will tell you which files should be restored from a BACKUP save_set . |
| 30 | I am a Windows fan , and can tell you that it runs applications at a rate of knots most folks just are n't accustomed to . |