Example sentences of "[conj] tell [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 2 | but now they 're all set up and I 'm left alone and the children , three of them , have n't got time to look after me to give me what I , what I need and especially one in the truth , that one is less getting in touch with me than the ones that told me the truth , boys ring me , twice , three times a week , Julia rings every , every night , but Ted rings twice or three times a week , three times I could go , the one |
| 3 | Consider , for example , a mechanical clock : its several cogwheels will all turn at different rates and it is almost an arbitrary decision to link some of these to ‘ hands ’ that tell us the passage of the seconds , minutes , hours , or lunar month . |
| 4 | Sets of boundary conditions that tell us the state of some regions of the universe at a certain time and what effects propagate into it subsequently from the rest of the universe . |
| 5 | ‘ You ca n't see the pinkish glow that tells you the fire is ready , ’ Lucy said in agreement . |
| 6 | Well that tells you the voltage of the battery at that particular |
| 7 | Well I do n't know as I d I d although to tell you the truth I 've always had a weakness for pictures ever since I was a boy . |
| 8 | I was just as confused as that day she came in and told me the news . |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Lloyd George came … and informed me that he is able to form an administration and told me the proposed names of his colleagues , ’ the King wrote in his diary . |
| 10 | Tonight Lorenzo gave me the doge 's ring , and told me the history of this lovely old house . |
| 11 | Then Tess went up to her mother , put her head on Joan 's shoulder , and told her the whole story . |
| 12 | That afternoon in free time the sergeant stopped her , and told her the work had n't been done properly . |
| 13 | A passing student doctor clipped and tied the umbilical cord for her , and told her the baby was a girl and just fine . |
| 14 | amazed I actually did erm what happened erm I was happened to be upstairs and my wife shouted quick quick there 's a zither , so I zoomed down here and the lady was still talking to you and a dialled well consequently I did n't get through for quite some time but I did eventually , erm your lady on the reception said well it 's gone now she said but I will give the lady 's telephone number and I spoke to the lady and told her the position and she says well if it 's not collected by so time I 'll g ring you back and I said well I 've been after one for a long long time she said well I ca n't understand it cos I 've been advertising it . |
| 15 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 16 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 17 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |
| 18 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 19 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 20 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |
| 21 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 22 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 23 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 24 | I also said that erm my I expressed that the fears that I expressed at this meeting last time about er the fact that Paul and I now supervise civilian staff , er which I 've never been sat down and told what the civilians term of contract are and what I can or can not say or whatever , so erm I feel it will be quite valuable , and brought it for me to see if anybody think it 's worthwhile pursuing . |
| 25 | Diggs came and told us the day he broke out . ’ |
| 26 | Just give me its name and tell me the place where I can find it . ’ |
| 27 | Crawl out of that little shell of yours and tell me the truth . |
| 28 | Can you advise me about the pros and cons and tell me the best way to retain their copper finish ? |
| 29 | Who can put their hand up and tell me the next number ? |
| 30 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |