Example sentences of "tell [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could tell nothing from their faces ; they could have been made of stone . |
| 2 | Cos one two two or three things associated with this contract if you do n't if you surprise them with erm with them face to face and you do n't tell them on the phone they 'll blow you out . |
| 3 | You must tell them on the phone after telling them the price and what it 's all about you say , Right when I come round tomorr er whenever to er strike up the deal with you I want the contract signed I need a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment as a deposit cheque . |
| 4 | Erm so but I wanted to point out two or three things on this contract that if you do n't tell them on the phone about them before you get round there they they 'll use it |
| 5 | If you if there are certain things that if you do n't tell them on the phone , including the price , we tell we talk price . |
| 6 | Tho' saucy Wits shou 'd tell them with a Sneer , |
| 7 | I may tell lies all my life if it 's expedient but I must know them for what they are and I must never tell them to myself . |
| 8 | And then : oh , please , if there have to be more lies , at least let me only tell them to other people , not to myself any more . |
| 9 | So if you want to get rid of somebody you can go and tell them to peu de doci which means getting lost . |
| 10 | ( 10 ) He would concoct anecdotes and then he 'd tell them to me over and over again , you know , obviously not realizing that he 'd told them to me before . |
| 11 | The Beastline were interested in all she could tell them of Tara and of the exiled Court . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't tell them of the major side effects for fear of losing them ’ Field worker , Kenya |
| 13 | Most researchers start from the assumption that it is morally wrong to conduct research on people who do not know that they are being studied , and will therefore tell them at least that they are writing a book , even if they are not wholly frank about what the book is going to be about . |
| 14 | ‘ You 'll tell them at home ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ What did you tell them at the paperworks ? ’ |
| 16 | Well , not necessarily , sometimes I do n't tell them at all or they comment on it and I explain , it 's a , but it 's only been yesterday and today you see really . |
| 17 | Do n't even tell them at the end . |
| 18 | Do n't tell them about Rob . |
| 19 | There are passages in this book which are curiously enigmatic or coy ; but I 'd recommend it to anyone and I 'd freely tell them about Dennis that he 's a good old boy , a sound socialist , a grassroots climbers . |
| 20 | If Bardul the Hunchback is with the adventurers , then they have other options he will tell them about . |
| 21 | ‘ Why did n't you tell them about that ghastly couple — Grimwood and Steve ? |
| 22 | ‘ Whatever you do , do n't tell them about this lot . ’ |
| 23 | She walked down Chestnut Drive , and as she picked a leaf off a privet hedge here , and ran her hand along a row of railings there , she thought that it was not so bad after all , and that she would tell them about it : they always said , when accused of indifference , that they were interested , so she would jolly well try to make them show a bit of their interest . |
| 24 | What does it tell them about the product ? |
| 25 | I 'd tell them about the plants . |
| 26 | I could tell them about Renascia to begin with . ’ |
| 27 | We did n't tell them about the Germans because we did n't want them to be more worried than they were already . |
| 28 | If you do n't tell them about the deposit cheque if you do n't tell them about the banker 's order they will say , Well just a minute Ron you did n't tell me that on the phone . |
| 29 | If you do n't tell them about the deposit cheque if you do n't tell them about the banker 's order they will say , Well just a minute Ron you did n't tell me that on the phone . |
| 30 | But if you do n't tell them about things like banker 's order about the signature , particularly if two s two erm signatures are wanted on the cheque and the banker 's order , if the other guy 's not there you do n't go round until he 's available . |