Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] tell him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had no alternative but to tell him a series of absolute whoppers , as her younger brother , Rob , would have said . |
| 2 | I 'll have to wait until Bluebeard 's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth . |
| 3 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 4 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 5 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 6 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 7 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 8 | Will the Chancellor have a word with his Chief Secretary and tell him the facts of life , which are that the burden of taxation is much higher than it was in 1970 when the Labour party was in office ? |
| 9 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 10 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |
| 11 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |