Example sentences of "[pers pn] tell him [prep] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I told him of my discovery .
2 I told him about his man Modena at 40–1 .
3 Then I told him about his man Modena at 40–1 .
4 I told him about his identity tonight , ’ he snapped .
5 " I gave him the idea , " Timothy said , " when I told him about my dad .
6 I told him about my sister who now had no legs .
7 I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone .
8 I told him about my visit to Mahoney 's apartment .
9 I told him about my family and where they came from , then told him about my father .
10 I told him about my father 's arrest ; about the doctor ; about life in Fontanellato ; about the mercato nero ; about the Allies being stuck between Rome and Naples ; about the bombing of the cities , especially Genoa .
11 I told him about my robbery .
12 When I eventually find him , I tell him of my difficulty , and he sympathises .
13 I 'll wait for you out in the corridor , ’ Bryce replied when she told him of her plan .
14 In turn , she told him of her life under Benedicta 's wing , making him laugh when she related her earlier antics and gave creditable impersonations of the good Sisters .
15 She told him of her unhappiness , but she knew that , because of his love of the house , it would be difficult to convince him to move .
16 She told him about her promise to Ross .
17 In her letter she told him about her job , her salary and the contract she had won yesterday .
18 She tells him about her father — about how he stood on the cliffs in a flapping raincoat when she was a child and sang the whole of ‘ O Thou that tellest Good Tidings to Zion ’ over the roar of the wind and surf , and about how later she could not speak to him without irritation in spite of her love for him .
19 He was from Minya , and we told him of our stay in the town .
20 He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there .
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