Sentence examples for I advised someone from inspiring English sources

PLEDGING POSTSCRIPT In a recent column (March 4), I advised someone who had pledged money to his alma mater, but who then learned things about the school that horrified him, that he could safely renege.

It is true that, if I advise someone "Get drunk", he might respond "Are you telling me to have a hangover?" Yet this inference is not acceptable as leading from one intention to another; for predicted side-effects of realizing one's intentions are not thereby intended, even if (in another case) they are welcome.

I just advised someone who wasn't willing to do anything other than upper-frontal nudity not to agree to nudity.

The Ethicist advised someone whose friend cheats on tests to confront the friend but did not say he needed to inform the school.

He advised someone trying to sell a painting to an indecisive client, "Watch the stock market — & spring it on him at the first rise".

Clavier advised someone that fund-raising is a huge waste of time (it detracts from focusing on the product).

All three boxes were empty, and a nearby note from the U.S. Postal Service advised someone to "call the police".

I'd advise someone starting out in a company or trying to move through the ranks to focus on something they can be passionate and obsessive about.

I think, if I were to advise someone else, I'd say start out even smaller, if you can.

Grey says, "I would probably advise someone in my position to settle.

"I would always advise someone with a cat not to introduce another cat," says Mat Ward, a cat behaviourist in Edinburgh.