Example sentences of "tell him the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The official warns Butch he must tell him the type of ball , and so Butch has another go : ‘ Ta-Ta-Ta-Ta … ’ and he stamps his foot in frustration . |
| 2 | She did not tell him the price or the amount of shares involved , but did say that an announcement would soon be made . |
| 3 | They will tell him the rules for bringing motions before the council , for moving amendments , for raising questions , for length of speeches , rights of reply and the like . |
| 4 | They did n't tell him the girl 's name or where she came from . |
| 5 | She did n't tell him the rest about her father and Camille , or the thoughts that had tormented her that long night . |
| 6 | Lord Salmon gave as an example two instances of the valuation of a picture , the first for a client who does not tell him the reason for the valuation , and the second where the client tells him the valuation is needed because he is about to sell the picture to a friend . |
| 7 | You wan na tell him the reason why you left . |
| 8 | ‘ If you 've got the money and it was for a favour lasting a day or two , then why do n't you just tell him the arrangement is ended and let Barbara Coleman leave ? ’ |
| 9 | If he did , would she tell him the news ? |
| 10 | Should we tell him the news , do you think ? ’ |
| 11 | Perhaps Theo could tell him the difference between the two types of idleness , he asked slyly . |
| 12 | Certainly nobody will tell him the moment to go . |
| 13 | I asked him how many houses had been completed in 1991 , and I will tell him the answer . |
| 14 | He remembered taking her to school , it was after their mother died , Georgia would 've been seven , she did n't want to go , there were girls who tied her to trees , it was her accent or her looks , he could n't remember now , but he had to take her because he 'd promised Dad , Dad who did n't know anything , the scratches on her legs were brambles , the bruises on her wrists were something else , he could n't remember now , how could they tell him the truth , how could they tell him anything when all he did was sit in dark rooms with his head in his hands , his head haunted by her ghost , and each dawn broke like the slow blow of a hammer . |
| 15 | On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales . |
| 16 | ‘ Why did n't you just tell him the truth ? ’ |
| 17 | I could not possibly tell him the truth , as that would scare the daylights out of him . |
| 18 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 19 | For once , she must tell him the truth , never mind that he had behaved so badly last night . |
| 20 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 21 | And when we get home again I shall tell him the truth — about who I am , and about Havvie , not the lies about being a governess , and Mama and Papa being dead . |
| 22 | If only she could tell him the truth . |
| 23 | I told him I knew Marc was going to listen to him , would help him , that all he had to do was tell him the truth . ’ |
| 24 | Should she tell him the truth , she wondered frantically , or stick with her lie ? |
| 25 | ‘ All I did was tell him the truth . ’ |
| 26 | She was infuriated by his arrogant assumption that he could simply demand answers , infuriated still more by her own desire to simply cave in and tell him the truth . |
| 27 | ‘ Too bad you could n't tell him the truth — that whatever class that dress gets it owes to you . ’ |