Example sentences of "[pers pn] to tell [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To answer that , ’ the old man said , ‘ I need you to tell me the story of your girlhood . |
| 2 | Now I want you to tell me the important part — why the hell are you so desperate that you 'll go to this extent in order to get your hands on the bequest ? |
| 3 | On Joe 's previous leave he had noticed how quiet and unhappy she seemed , and persuaded her to tell him the reason . |
| 4 | ( For instance , one veteran listed a pair of jogging shoes left behind on the islands among his painful memories : another recalled a letter he wrote to his girlfriend from the trenches , asking her to tell me the truth , if she did n't love me any more or was going out with another boy ’ . ) ’ |
| 5 | Still , I managed to get her to tell me the name of the hospital , and then I spent my entire lunchtime talking to the doctors there who treated Ryan . |
| 6 | Juliet was remembering Celia 's frightened voice as she asked her to tell her the blood results before anyone else . |
| 7 | By that time Barbara knew Leo very well , and she guessed how much it had cost him to tell her the whole unsavoury story . |
| 8 | It would only confuse him to tell him the truth . |
| 9 | But it would not be proper for me to tell you the names of His Highness 's wives and concubines . ’ |
| 10 | She must write a note to each of them to tell them the families were safe as soon as they were all accounted for . |
| 11 | Branson did not need them to tell him the damage that could be done to the airline 's reputation by a story appearing about engine failure on the day before the inaugural flight . |
| 12 | Telephone the AA and ask them to tell you the best route . |
| 13 | We 've only got two now , but they like us to tell them the details of the day . ’ |