Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] tell [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am normally sceptical about ghosts , but I would tell people who doubt us — wait until it happens to you . ’ |
| 2 | he is he 's hop hoping to open it probably a week at Christmas but I would tell people if they do go to wrap up warm because the heating is as original except for a sort of Aga stove in the kitchen which they use as their sort of central point to live in . |
| 3 | ‘ The money aspect at Leeds is nothing to do with me but I could tell Mr Wilkinson was very sorry to see me go . |
| 4 | Er but I used to tell people and they you know people near me that had a lot of children and er they 'd moan and groan about it , I heard one woman say erm , she 'd had quite a few children and I I 'd been in hospital and I said er , er a certain person that 'd had a baby had lost it . |
| 5 | But nobody could tell Hurley what to do . |
| 6 | But a moment later there was the faintest note of trepidation when he said , ‘ But who will tell Barbara ? |
| 7 | ‘ But we must tell Cabochon ! ’ |
| 8 | But they might tell Meg . |
| 9 | But he could tell Dinah nothing meantime ; when he reached home , she had fallen into labour . |