Example sentences of "[verb] told [pron] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 The Prison Governors Association has told me clearly that it opposes the Bill on the grounds that the measures that it contains are ’ too draconian ’ — I use its exact words .
2 He does n't answer because his press officer has told me beforehand that he does n't intend to talk in any detail about it .
3 Already he has told me much .
4 Nobody has told me before to pack up , why are you bringing it up today ? ’
5 ‘ Like , we know The Wedding Present and Dave Gedge has told me before that he 's jealous of us cos we can go off on tangents and do our own thing without losing an audience . ’
6 ‘ Like , we know The Wedding Present and Dave Gedge has told me before that he 's jealous of us cos we can go off on tangents and do our own thing without losing an audience . ’
7 But I am mindful in the midst of my own troubles ma'am that you are not in good health for Miss Blagden has told me so and I am sorry to hear it and to think of you unable to leave your room and I am sorry too that the Rome winter does not prove as gentle as you had hoped .
8 Kellett-Bowman ) , who wanted to retain the poll tax — I do not think that anyone has told her yet that the Conservatives propose to do away with it .
9 ‘ Now look , as my secretary has told you just the six times , I am totally booked for 1990 and I ca n't possibly … oh dear …
10 The Minister has told us today that he does not want to let us know what his proposals will be when he goes into negotiations .
11 ‘ Nathan has told us much already .
12 The Secretary of State has told us once again that the whole package , including the Scottish element , is based on the assumption that there will be longer warning times of any conflict — up to a year instead of a matter of weeks or a month .
13 Perhaps God in his wisdom has told us only a little about the nature and personhood of Satan so that we are not tempted to dwell on him with morbid fascination .
14 He has told us now what he might well have feared the dead man could tell us .
15 But I think he has told us truly , so far as he knows truth .
16 Nevil has told us so much about you , ’ Mrs Sanderson said as she shook her hand .
17 Yeah , and then say told you so .
18 ‘ I suppose you think me shameless for telling you I want you so badly , ’ she 'd told him shyly .
19 I 'd told him before that I could n't sing a note but he 'd obviously ignored it .
20 Dad was still convinced I was trying to be something — a lawyer , I 'd told him recently , because even he knew that that doctor stuff was a wind-up .
21 I wish you 'd told me sooner , that 's all .
22 I wish you 'd told me before , Edward , I mean , it 's entirely your own affair of course but if I 'd known forewarned would have been forearmed and we could have avoided this sort of thing . ’
23 One thing emphasised by every girl here who had delayed telling her parents about her pregnancy was that looking back , each wished she 'd told them earlier , since the consequences were never as bad as she 'd feared .
24 He 'd told them once that he 'd been married .
25 ‘ I did n't tell you before , because I did n't want you thinking it was n't convenient to come and stay or something , darling ! ’ she 'd told her apologetically over coffee after lunch .
26 He 'd told us earlier that he was planning on taking a woman to Tramp that night .
27 I thought I 'd told you earlier .
28 Even though I 'd told you there was no point in your harbouring hopes , I somehow had n't expected you to up and leave .
29 ‘ I should 've told you before . ’
30 Instinct would have told her even if Markby had n't that this was one who liked the girls .
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