Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew that I had n't been kidding myself when he turned up one evening looking exhausted , miserable and defeated , to tell me his wife had threatened to start divorce proceedings . |
| 2 | BECAUSE DUDLEY MOORE has been told to turn up at his restaurant at Venice Beach , California at 2.30 pm to tell me his version of the story of his life , then Dudley Moore more or less dudleys into his restaurant at Venice Beach , California and joins me at a corner table where I 've been waiting to hear his story . |
| 3 | We sat down by the fire and he began to tell me his story . |
| 4 | I never gave him a chance to explain — to tell me his side of things . |
| 5 | I must not stay to tell you his sweet sayings , save one . |
| 6 | ‘ Are you that bloody idiot who does golf for the News ? ’ was his opening salvo ; and things got worse when Toby , never able to turn the verbal cheek , even to a large and extremely aggressive drunk , proceeded to tell him his opinion of Scottish golfers in general and of unwelcome Scottish drunks in particular . |
| 7 | His measurements ought to have been enough to tell him his surface was curved — even if he could n't see it . |
| 8 | The ears are senseless that should give us hearing to tell him his commandment is fulfilled , that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's off sulking most likely , ’ said Harbour , and started to tell her his reasons for believing O'Hara 's performance that evening had been the equal of any of the great Shakespearian roles as portrayed by the likes of Ralphie or Larry . |
| 10 | ‘ My homesite was Cape Wrath but before I ever made my first flight a Man came and … ’ and he began to tell her his story , of the Zoo , of the Cages , of the Men there and his sudden escape … only leaving out mention of the other eagles in the Cages for in his heart he knew their pride would ask that he did not mention their names to a free eagle , nor would they wish for pity from outside . |
| 11 | He wanted to tell her his life-story , not hear her own . |
| 12 | All her energies were too busy focusing on how much she disliked this man , who had not even deigned to tell her his name as yet , even though he knew hers . |
| 13 | to tell her his heart overflows , |
| 14 | Details of the crime , and even the suspect 's picture , have been featured in this newspaper but all efforts to persuade the police to tell us his name have come to nought . |