Example sentences of "[verb] to tell [pers pn] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 2 | One other letter , while we 're mentioning receipts of things , the report does say that er Environmental Services Committee will be considering this and I have er yesterday received a letter from and I just want to tell you the outcome of that before the actual vote occurs , if there is one . |
| 3 | ‘ I hope I do n't need to tell you the level of shock that the last few days have brought to this entire country . ’ |
| 4 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 5 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 6 | However , I am going to tell you the names of the cards you are now thinking about . |
| 7 | He began to tell me the difficulties of his life at home , and finally he told me that he had tried more than once to find a home with another brother or sister , but they had persuaded him to return to Cis and Elfed . |
| 8 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 9 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 10 | Do n't really do n't really care to tell you the truth in a way but |
| 11 | As void and null as her feeble attempts to find out what he did n't want to tell her the night of the paella . |
| 12 | ‘ Ernestine , however , failed to tell me the identity of the guest . |
| 13 | Er that 's true , as I said I , I lied a little bit , I , I failed to tell you the cost of the fee . |
| 14 | A brilliant officer with more than twenty commendations , he had grown to believe he was omnipotent ; and when Mathews refused to tell him the names of his accomplices , saying it was more than his life was worth , Drury , obsessed with clearing up another case , offered him a deal : make a statement that three men whose names I will give you were your accomplices , testify against them in the witness-box , and in return no charges will be brought against you , and we 'll come to an arrangement about the reward money offered by the Post Office . |
| 15 | She wanted to tell him the rest of it ; tell him what Mrs Gotobed had told her to tell Mr Evans and ask Albert what he thought she had meant , but she could n't think how to put it without making herself sound fearfully stupid . |