Example sentences of "[conj] tells you " in BNC.
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| 1 | She then admits she does n't know the difference between the head line and the heart line , although she 's able to identify the little crinkle at the side of the hand that tells you how many children you 're going to have . |
| 2 | You can hide in your shell whenever you get that feeling inside you that tells you you are angry . |
| 3 | Do not allow yourself to be pushed around by an agency that tells you they have a large number of suitable vacancies and then persists in sending you for jobs which are not within your specifications . |
| 4 | If the stick becomes obstructed that tells you that there is a diversion and you must dig at that point to determine the new direction . |
| 5 | ‘ The hardest part of being a fat person is that it 's not just your imagination that tells you you do n't count . |
| 6 | ‘ The thing inside you that tells you what you are , ’ said the Thing . |
| 7 | If you would like to find out how to help your kitten grow up healthy and strong , Whiskas have produced a booklet ‘ Know Your Cat ’ that tells you all about her needs from kittenhood to adulthood . |
| 8 | A lavishly produced 56-page guide ( £3 ) that tells you all you need to know about the design , construction and furnishing of your conservatory . |
| 9 | You will see a face that tells you something : there is a story in that face . |
| 10 | A ‘ voice over ’ is the ‘ commentator ’ or other disembodied voice that tells you what is going on — or , usually , to go out and buy the product being advertised . |
| 11 | And then you just put the numbers in for different hours into the equation into the formula that tells you how far he 's gone , work it out . |
| 12 | Alcoholism is a disease that tells you that you do not have it . |
| 13 | The aim is to provide a book that tells you about an aspect of computing , while still being understandable and enjoyable . |
| 14 | ‘ You ca n't see the pinkish glow that tells you the fire is ready , ’ Lucy said in agreement . |
| 15 | The informants were then asked : " Is there anything that tells you this is a science fiction story ? " |
| 16 | If you go along to a good quality golf course they have the score card a planner but they also have a little script that tells you about the hole . |
| 17 | Okay if I can just erm give you my business card that tells you who I am |
| 18 | Go on to I T V , maybe that tells you on there . |
| 19 | Have you got a book that tells you what to do ? |
| 20 | Well believe it or not that tells you how people are lucky . |
| 21 | Well that tells you the voltage of the battery at that particular |
| 22 | I mean , you know , if you see an advert in the paper that tells you that every fifty pence you spend is going to save a child 's life by providing it with Diralite or providing it with food that it needs for a money , or something like that , I mean how can you justify keeping any fifty pences at all yourself ? |
| 23 | It is at Labour conferences that you get the sweet nuttiness of Baby Milk Action , which proclaims , ‘ Breast Milk : a World Resource , ’ and tells you , as a fact , that it would take 114 million lactating cows to replace the milk of the women of India . |
| 24 | This is an excellent , balanced guide and tells you how to find out more . |
| 25 | It is a summary of Lothian 's newly published Community Care Plan and tells you how we hope to develop our services for people in Lothian Region over the next three years . |
| 26 | ExerCal takes your current body weight and duration of your exercise period and tells you how many calories are being used in that time . |
| 27 | This booklet has been produced to help you help yourself and tells you where you can get the advice you need . |
| 28 | So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk . |
| 29 | Somehow or other your miond analyzes the light that it receives from these bodies and tells you about them . |
| 30 | The information provided in this leaflet is not intended to be exhaustive , but tells you the basic facts about the IUD on the basis of evidence available at the time of publication . |