Example sentences of "[coord] tell him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Drinking half her cup she put it down , twisted round to face him , her chin resting in her hand , and told him a strange story . |
| 2 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 3 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 4 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |
| 5 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 6 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 7 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |
| 8 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 9 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 10 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 11 | And tell him no arguing tonight . |
| 12 | Since I had collected a handsome pay-out from Ladbrokes a year earlier with money on Alesi I thought it only fair to 'phone Ken Tyrrell and tell him the odds . |
| 13 | I dressed and rushed through the streets to Dana 's place , and after prolonged hammering on his door managed to wake him and tell him the news . |
| 14 | Take him away , Sergeant , and tell him the facts of life ! |
| 15 | Then she spotted a public telephone and decided she could not wait another minute to call Nick and tell him the job was completed . |
| 16 | Richard Dorment of the Daily Telegraph said : ‘ What a pity a dealer did not take him aside and tell him the work he proposed to exhibit was unexhibitable … a visual boredom so total that no amount of metaphor or allusion can give it the kiss of life ’ . |
| 17 | ‘ Then go to Rebecque and tell him the bad news . ’ |
| 18 | A little before midnight Miriam , who had been unable to sleep , came over to see him and tell him the news . |
| 19 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 20 | I ’ m going to write to James , and tell him the true story . |
| 21 | Will the Chancellor have a word with his Chief Secretary and tell him the facts of life , which are that the burden of taxation is much higher than it was in 1970 when the Labour party was in office ? |
| 22 | Give me five minutes , then call your Super and tell him the situation here . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll have to wait until Bluebeard 's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth . |
| 24 | She will not hear of it and tells him the summer will restore her to her full strength , a story you have heard before and will not believe any more than I do . |
| 25 | She was infuriated by his arrogant assumption that he could simply demand answers , infuriated still more by her own desire to simply cave in and tell him the truth . |
| 26 | This began to make her feel less afraid about agreeing to marry him , and telling him the truth about herself . |
| 27 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |