Example sentences of "[adv] tell [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She merely told him that the book bore a crest , an embossed crest of a hawk . |
| 2 | No , she only told me that the other day yeah she is |
| 3 | The stewards inquired into his running but Richard Dunwoody could only tell them that the favourite was ‘ never going . |
| 4 | They will only tell us that a Jewish prophet called Jesus lived , preached , fell foul of the authorities and was executed . |
| 5 | There Engels more or less tells us that the scheme presented is not likely to be changed by new discoveries . |
| 6 | ‘ You 'd better tell them that the last showing has just started , Bill , ’ said Mr Brickley . |
| 7 | It merely tells us that the young people were neighbours sharing " a common stair " . |
| 8 | Therefore , if a reviewer starts going on about something other than the game s/he is obviously telling you that the game has not really got anything different in terms of game play to offer . |
| 9 | Late one afternoon Rioja had rushed in to tell them that the whole camp was being evacuated across the border and they must flee before the men who were coming to shoot them reached the hut . |
| 10 | He had been disappointed to find Dr Ockleton absent from his rooms in the morning , but a pretty girl in jogging kit , who had come loping down the stairs whilst he was knocking at Ockleton 's door , had run on the spot long enough to tell him that the doctor lectured on Tuesday mornings and that Harry would probably have better luck after lunch . |
| 11 | It has just told me that the trial has proved successful and that it will shortly make the address service available nationwide . |
| 12 | ‘ You 've just told me that the girls phone their mother every night . |
| 13 | I have already told you that the tide was out . |
| 14 | The case has already told you that the records are incomplete . |
| 15 | and it 'll flow out , okay , now we know that 's the difference in colour and I 've already told you that the arteries have got muscles in their walls , what 's the difference in between the wall of the muscle , muscular wall , let's put my teeth back in , the muscular wall of the artery and the wall of the vein ? |
| 16 | If z describes market conditions which are only known to the incumbent , then the results above tell us that the entrants gradually get to learn the incumbent 's private information . |
| 17 | He did not tell them that the bodies had been dealt with like parcels . |
| 18 | Please do not tell me that the object of professional boxing is to accumulate points by touching parts of the opponent 's head . |
| 19 | I know Maria did not tell me that the food was often burnt and uneatable , or that they could not sleep because the beds were too cold . |
| 20 | She did not tell me that the poor hungry children had to wash with ice in the morning , and walk through wet snow to sit for two hours with icy feet in a cold church on Sundays . |
| 21 | They will not tell you whether a child is going to be a good citizen , when he 's nice to know or whether he 's well motivated . |
| 22 | The other preliminary matter is that the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 does not tell you whether the seller is liable . |
| 23 | For example , there were three guides and 15 clients on the trip , but Hinkes does not tell us that the summit party consisted of three guides … plus one client . |
| 24 | In fact , when you are working small burrow systems a dog can generally tell you if a rabbit is at home . |
| 25 | Right now this time I 'm not telling you that the acceleration for some we wo n't bother writing it like that right we 'll write it this way . |
| 26 | She calmly told me that the police had called round and that Nassim had been looking for me . |
| 27 | Austen Chamberlain stiffly told them that the meeting was unprecedented and irregular , but it was left to Birkenhead to denounce them all for impertinence , stupidity and disloyalty . |
| 28 | AN OLD gentleman once told me that the two things that caused the greatest rural rows were the Church and fox-hunting . |
| 29 | Someone who has been training horses for years once told me that the most important thing is to keep your youngster ‘ thinking forwards ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Somebody once told me that the network was long-distance lorry drivers … ’ ponders Paul . |