Example sentences of "can tell [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And do n't look forward to a time when you can tell somebody all about it . |
| 2 | but the idea is to get their ideas so that you can tell somebody else how you do it on your side then you can tell somebody else |
| 3 | but the idea is to get their ideas so that you can tell somebody else how you do it on your side then you can tell somebody else |
| 4 | People will show great sympathy , I can tell everybody that . |
| 5 | For his part , Mr Suharto can tell himself that the war will not be a lasting problem . |
| 6 | When a man looks in the mirror , he can tell himself , ‘ You may be an ugly old devil , but you 're brilliant/successful/ virile . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I can tell nothing , ’ Huy said . |
| 8 | Who knows nothing can tell nothing , nor be convicted of anything , either . ’ |
| 9 | a sight worse then I can tell ya , he did a , a |
| 10 | you you can tell yourself now that you you 're really |
| 11 | That way you can tell yourself you took me from another man . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ As far as I can tell their clubs are doing very well . |
| 13 | Some girls have the relationship with their mothers that if anything happens they can tell their mother . |
| 14 | You can tell her priorities from a glance at the obituary columns . |
| 15 | Again the one who 's been around ( you can tell her type a mile off — they always find something to send back , even if it 's the salt ) ordered the better meal : a pan-fried fillet steak topped with tomato and served with a Madiera sauce , while I went for fresh halibut wrapped in vegetables surrounded by creamy mustard sauce . |
| 16 | ‘ Gave us a start , I can tell ye , coming on 'er like that lurking in the shadows . |
| 17 | You can tell which system you have by unscrewing a rose cover . |
| 18 | You can tell which of your circuits are ring circuits by looking inside your fuse box or consumer unit for fuseways , to which two live ( red ) circuit cable cores are connected . |
| 19 | This means that a sailor who is lost at sea can tell which lighthouse he is looking at by simply counting the . |
| 20 | That 's it M A L E so it 's perhaps not a bad idea that we spell it differently cos you can tell which one you 're talking about then . |
| 21 | You can tell which one it is , it 's green . |
| 22 | So when I take this out and pout this through the window it shines straight up and you can look at the clouds and you can tell which direction the wind is . |
| 23 | See if you can tell which one is which , it 's an interesting test . |
| 24 | It can tell which of two targets is the nearer , when the difference is only 1 1/4 inches at an overall distance of about 7 yards . |
| 25 | You can tell which flowers are in bloom . |
| 26 | If you can tell him what 's happening with the other players he 's happy because then he knows what there is to do . |
| 27 | I s'pose now we has to put up with young Doctor Lovell dashing in and out again before you can tell him what ails you . ’ |
| 28 | He also carefully counts the local council votes in all the wards which affect his constituency to see what they can tell him about the likely outcome of the parliamentary election . |
| 29 | ‘ If you happen to see Mr Butler , you can tell him I 'll be going to Tokyo anyway . ’ |
| 30 | If you can tell him next week he 's back in |