Example sentences of "to tell him the [noun] of " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 2 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |