Example sentences of "to tell [pers pn] the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Face to face meetings with parents and others is usually the best way to communicate but meeting two hundred or so parents on an individual basis to tell them the date of sports day is n't a practical or worthwhile activity . |
| 2 | He had met commanders from both sides to tell them the killing of L/ Cpl Edwards was being treated as murder . |
| 3 | We 've only got two now , but they like us to tell them the details of the day . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ To answer that , ’ the old man said , ‘ I need you to tell me the story of your girlhood . |
| 6 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
| 7 | Still , I managed to get her to tell me the name of the hospital , and then I spent my entire lunchtime talking to the doctors there who treated Ryan . |
| 8 | ‘ Ernestine , however , failed to tell me the identity of the guest . |
| 9 | ‘ You wo n't be able to tell me the height of the Sistine Chapel ? ’ |
| 10 | Dierdriu was still seated on the High Throne , watching him , and Fergus knew a quick anticipation , and thought : is she about to tell me the truth about my birth ? and was both intrigued and apprehensive , for he had never been told anything of his true parents . |
| 11 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 12 | Er that 's true , as I said I , I lied a little bit , I , I failed to tell you the cost of the fee . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 15 | Here I lie , about to tell you the legend of the Other Side . |
| 16 | Do n't really do n't really care to tell you the truth in a way but |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ I might be able to tell you the names of your ferns . |
| 19 | However , I am going to tell you the names of the cards you are now thinking about . |
| 20 | But it would not be proper for me to tell you the names of His Highness 's wives and concubines . ’ |
| 21 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 22 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Finally he 'll decide to go and tinker with his terminal to tell him the tally to date . |
| 25 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a moment 's thought , deciding that the only solution was to tell him the truth after all . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | On that morning , North dropped by Paul Thompson 's office , beside Poindexter 's , to tell him the gist of his conversation with Meese , ‘ that it did not go well ’ . |
| 28 | Enraged that he should take it on himself to tell her the state of her own business , and bristling at the manner in which he spoke of her precious son , Esther said sharply , ‘ Whatever is or is not in the coffers is nothing whatsoever to do with you ! |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |