Example sentences of "he [vb past] tell [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ To a certain extent you 'll have free rein , ’ he 'd told her over the telephone . |
| 2 | ‘ He came to tell us about the arrangements , it was n't very well organised |
| 3 | After a few days he started telling us about the year spent in isolation . |
| 4 | He weighed up what he needed to tell her about the shapechangers and theft of the nuclear device . |
| 5 | However , he did tell me about the Women 's Therapy Centre . |
| 6 | Only the sound of the engine , and my eyes shifting from the mist and the road to take covert glances at his face ; I knew no more about him now than when I first met him , except what he had told me on the flight down from Mexico . |
| 7 | ‘ You can get out now if you want to , ’ he said , after he had told her about the phone call to Coy . |
| 8 | He had told her about the cannabis bed a few days ago when they had been walking in the garden and her eyes had widened in shock . |
| 9 | She made an effort to recall all he had told her during the previous ride , and paid attention to the way she sat , as well as to the positions of her hands , elbows , knees and heels . |
| 10 | He had told him of the English girl on that first day when he had asked for the loan of the flat and permission for Constance to telephone from his palazzo . |
| 11 | ‘ He wanted to tell me about the lion hunt Claudia organized . |