Example sentences of "[coord] [vb base] her [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Annabel had wanted to hug her and tell her that she looked lovely . |
| 2 | She wished she could believe that Mother Clare in Dublin would welcome Eve and tell her that the Dublin convent would be her new home for the next year . |
| 3 | As she lay , tense and isolated in her room , Constance longed for her mother to push open the door and come and talk to her , and tell her that her imaginings were all wrong . |
| 4 | How can I just ring her out of the blue and tell her that her daughter has married the first Italian she 's met , without telling any of us ? ’ |
| 5 | For a moment she was afraid that David was going to ask her what on earth she was talking about and tell her that she had completely misunderstood his elliptical declaration , but he did not . |
| 6 | ‘ Talk to her when we 've gone and tell her that we 're going to get a doctor to come . |
| 7 | For a moment he was tempted to keep on climbing , to knock at her door and tell her that something was wrong ; but what then ? |
| 8 | What 's more , I 'd love you to lecture to my confounded wife in that fashion and tell her that her rotten complacent way of life is over . |
| 9 | If you live round the corner from Mary Whitehouse could you pop in and tell her that her phone is off the hook she has n't replaced the receiver and she she 's quite an elderly lady and I would would be terribly upset if if she had n't got her phone back cos she might need it for emergencies or something like that and I am a caring concerned person so could you could you pop round the corner to Mary 's house and tell her that she has n't put her phone on the hook off the hook properly could you do that ? |
| 10 | The morning following Andrew 's futile suicide attempt , Peggy had gone into his room and , looking down on to his drawn and sickly countenance , she had asked quite quietly , ‘ Shall I phone Rosie and tell her that you 're indisposed and are unlikely to pay your usual Friday night visit ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And tell her that my party will become an engagement party . ’ |
| 12 | We 'll also have to ring grandma and tell her that we wo n't be coming to her house today cos we wo n't be going swimming . |
| 13 | The well-tested welfare organisation swung into gear , as the Welfare Officer once again climbed into her car to go and speak to the wife and assure her that temporary accommodation had been arranged for her and the family , and that the move from one house to another would be made as smooth as possible . |
| 14 | Felipe took no notice whatever of his sister and it was Maggie who had to comfort her and assure her that no harm had been done . |
| 15 | The receptionist will ascertain the name and the room number of the guest , apologise to the guest for the oversight and reassure her that the matter will be dealt with immediately . |
| 16 | After checking that the proper procedures had been followed and that the incident had been fully recorded , Rachel contacted Louise Raymond , the factory welfare officer , and asked her to telephone the man 's wife and inform her that he was being admitted to hospital . |
| 17 | Apologize and promise her that he 'd make it up somehow — take her out to dinner ? |