Example sentences of "[vb past] to tell [pers pn] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 3 | ‘ Ernestine , however , failed to tell me the identity of the guest . |
| 4 | Er that 's true , as I said I , I lied a little bit , I , I failed to tell you the cost of the fee . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |