Example sentences of "he [vb past] tell [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of him longed to tell her the true tale , though , sending up the dour moralistic headmaster and the schoolgirl 's screams at the sight of a perfectly natural part of his body . |
| 2 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | And my elder brother , he had told me the same thing — ‘ Babi , you are not listening to us so we are not responsible for anything . ’ |
| 5 | He had told her the story , and reassured her as far as he was able . |
| 6 | She was sure he had told her the story of the Moon and the Crocodile when she was a child , but she could n't remember it . |
| 7 | He had told her the one thing of importance , even if nothing else made any sense . |
| 8 | If he had told her the truth , she would not have believed him . |
| 9 | He wanted to tell her the truth , every known particle of it . |
| 10 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |