Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My grandad was a bronco buster when he was younger , ’ William used to tell them at school , and they 'd scoffed , even Preston , who was meant to be his Minder . |
| 2 | ‘ Hey , I ca n't wait to tell them at school . |
| 3 | I tried to tell them at first , but now I just smile and say nuffin' , like Brer Rabbit . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He would n't have to tell them at this time of night . |
| 5 | I have to tell them on Monday otherwise they 'll give them to somebody else for this . |
| 6 | In order to persuade them , Richard Baxter felt he had to tell them of his concerns about the army and the reasons why he felt he must go . |
| 7 | Another time he painted a scene of the angel appearing to the shepherds to tell them of the Nativity . |
| 8 | It is much better only to tell them of the happier events in your life : the progress the children are making and the amusing things they say , descriptions of family outings and news of old friends and neighbours . |
| 9 | All I can do is to tell them of the number and variety involved , and point them to some background reading . |
| 10 | I wished that I had written to the two women about Donald 's death , and that I was not now obliged to tell them of it . |
| 11 | The agency provided funds for a specifically approved line of research only , so Jones now decided to tell them of the new ideas . |
| 12 | For example , a magical liquid which needs a component of ethereality might allow the links to be separated , but the adventurers will have to find an Alchemist or Scholar to tell them of this , and then they must find the ingredients for the magical liquid . |
| 13 | I must ask you not to tell them of our condition , however . |
| 14 | Within 24 hours , NIH security police were given the list of names and told to call each person to tell them of the theft . |
| 15 | While he talked with Atkins , writes Walker , ‘ Norma and Dulcie were symbolically , sitting at the stern , neither of the men thinking to tell them of the course they were plotting . ’ |
| 16 | Next morning Mr Jarvis rang to tell them of the pleasure he and his daughter with her little friend had had when releasing the squirrel . |
| 17 | He has , the paper says , phoned the IRA to tell them of his return to Ulster , to which the reply was : ‘ Expect to hear from us tomorrow . ’ |
| 18 | However , the two sisters telephoned Airdrie police station after friends in the Monklands area contacted them to tell them of the latest developments in the case . |
| 19 | This is done to allow them time to come back gradually to a state of full alertness without any sense of shock — but it would be just as effective if I were to snap my fingers or even simply to tell them to ‘ wake up ’ . |
| 20 | Useless to tell them to book early for the peak period : they came in droves . |
| 21 | Suppose you are having a conference for your sales people to tell them about a new product . |
| 22 | She has come to tell them about the opportunities which await them if they are prepared to make the long journey to Oregon . |
| 23 | As Uncle George drove off , Carol began to tell them about the strange flight she 'd had on the broomstick , but then her gaze was caught by several dark objects lying in the snow of the lane ahead . |
| 24 | Liz was prepared to allow the therapist to talk to her parents , but she did not want her to tell them about her problems concerning the shop , preferring to discuss these with them herself . |
| 25 | Now — how was I going to tell them about Vern ? |
| 26 | ‘ Remember to tell them about the hair , ’ Cal added . |
| 27 | ‘ To tell them about a misunderstanding ? ’ |
| 28 | Unwanted and unloved by her parents , Cassie felt unable to tell them about her hated uncle 's secret visits |
| 29 | He had written to tell them about Amy since his parents constantly threatened to visit and ‘ unlikely as this was actually to happen , the prospect had added an intolerable anxiety to his already anxiety-ridden life . |
| 30 | No , he 's more likely to have been driving the Custom Shop totally insane for about two years straight , telephoning at obscure hours to tell them about his change of heart concerning the exact height of the fret-wire . |