Example sentences of "want to tell [pers pn] that [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wants to tell them that he may not be able to come home this summer . |
| 2 | Er and I say I want to come on the on the phone and I want to talk to James , I want to put him straight , I tell him that we 're not doing this and I want to tell him that we actually erm know that er the people will be concerned about us giving ourselves a huge pay rise . |
| 3 | What prompted her to invite him she could not have explained , but there was something about him — an air of loneliness , perhaps , though it was more than that — which made her suddenly want to tell him that he could rely on her friendship . |
| 4 | Well , I just want to tell her that I understand her predicament and that she should feel free to call old Sam up anytime . |
| 5 | My dearest love , I chatter about all sorts of odd news , when I really only want to tell you that my real self is in your keeping . |
| 6 | ‘ Men , I want to tell you that I 'm not going to employ a new farm manager . |
| 7 | ‘ He wanted to tell me that someone 's died . ’ |
| 8 | She wanted to tell him that he never would either , but her mind was awhirl with images of herself in Nathan 's arms , on the soft padded cotton sleeping-bag , and she could n't force the words out . |
| 9 | Dot wanted to tell him that she had n't got a dad . |
| 10 | She wanted to tell him that she had n't meant a word she had said , but if she did he would think she was hoping he was the rich man she had talked about . |
| 11 | She wanted to tell him that she loved him , but they were words she had never spoken to anyone . |
| 12 | ‘ You were n't , ’ Leith assured him , but , while she wanted to tell him that she and Naylor were not engaged — or ever likely to be — she somehow found she could n't . |
| 13 | I wanted to tell her that I had told Syl I would n't marry him , but I did n't , for I felt that once I had told Lili she would somehow prevent me from recanting and that , freed from Syl , I should be bound even tighter to my mother . |
| 14 | I wanted to tell her that I was just such a silly creature and could n't believe that I would ever be warm again . |
| 15 | ‘ I merely wanted to tell you that you 've scared the hell out of everyone at Saracen — except me . |
| 16 | I just wanted to tell you that I glanced at your book while cleaning my master 's study ( he is a doctor ) and it has had a terrible effect on me . |