Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] tell you " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not for the likes of us to try and tell you your job , after all , you are the boss and it is your decision as to who gets in the squad , but when rubbish like Terry becomes a regular , well … it reflects on the whole team and your lousy judgement in particular . |
| 2 | Which is why I made up my mind to come and tell you first thing that I could n't think of anyone I 'd rather Naylor married . ’ |
| 3 | After reading the May issue of The Art Newspaper , I feel compelled to write and tell you what an extremely useful publication this has turned out to be . |
| 4 | ‘ Look , I 'll get the car out and drive you to work and tell you as we go . ’ |
| 5 | The only way you can stop getting paranoid about it is to get someone else to watch and tell you if you are doing anything wrong . |
| 6 | There is a distinction in principle between a book which sets out original ideas , and justifies them ( a MONOGRAPH ) , and a book whose primary function is to distil and tell you what other people 's ideas are ( a TEXTBOOK ) . |