Example sentences of "had tell [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Then he smiled , and it was as it she had told him the best news there was to tell ; and when she thought about it , she supposed that she had .
2 Perhaps Lou had told him the monstrous lie that I did n't love him any more ?
3 But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth .
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 Lisa felt the cold finger of panic momentarily touch her , just as it had when , over the phone earlier , the girl from the claims department had told her the awful truth .
6 He had told her the one thing of importance , even if nothing else made any sense .
7 She thought of the helpful policeman who had told her the wrong day for the train .
8 She said that Derek had told her the whole story .
9 The reception had told her the Scottish Football team were residents in the hotel which increased her hopes of picking up the odd tip in order to ease her way through University .
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