Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] the [noun] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity .
2 ‘ I hope I do n't need to tell you the level of shock that the last few days have brought to this entire country . ’
3 Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions .
4 Finally he 'll decide to go and tinker with his terminal to tell him the tally to date .
5 He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking .
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