Example sentences of "to tell her the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news . |
2 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
3 | He was forced to tell her the heartbreaking news that : ‘ Mummy is n't coming back . ’ |
4 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |
5 | 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 . |