Example sentences of "the [noun] told me [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four days after the Ralembergs told me about the Luciferi , I was in the Golden Turk carousing by myself . |
| 2 | ‘ I have also been to the Guildhall , ’ he mournfully concluded ‘ The mayor told me in no uncertain terms how displeased His Grace the Regent Duke of Lancaster is at our lack of progress . |
| 3 | I could n't get it out of them who had paid for her , but old Alex the cleaner told me on the side : Boswell , Slim Boswell . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You need n't keep so quiet , I 'm only testing the microphone , not recording at all , ’ the singer told me with a smile . |
| 5 | On inquiring where the bathroom was , the woman told me in a timid voice that although it was the door facing mine , there would be no hot water available until after supper . |
| 6 | The man told me on the telly that is the best so |
| 7 | The doctor at the hospital told me about the pill , but said you have to take them regularly and if you forget even once , then you 'll get pregnant . |
| 8 | As the train approached Wolverhampton , Powell the historian told me about the foundation of the town in the 10th century and how it grew to prosperity making weapons for the Civil War . |