Example sentences of "[pers pn] the story [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told me the story about where he got it — it was real interesting , and a true story — not a made-up one . |
| 2 | An old woman telling me the story of her life shat herself halfway through the Second World War . |
| 3 | Ken has often told me the story of how Jackie came to drive single-seaters : how he had lost a driver in F3 ( Teddy Mayer 's brother Timmy ) and how John Cooper had reported to him ( belatedly , Ken says , because he 'd already spotted Jackie ) that there was some tiny Scot going around whom he absolutely must sign . |
| 4 | He tells me the story of two US servicemen who were stationed during the war near the Welsh town where he grew up . |
| 5 | One afternoon , while walking in the gardens of Thornfield , he told me the story of his love-affair in Paris with a French dancer , Céline . |
| 6 | He closed his moist , red-rimmed eyes and , in a voice soft and careful , told me the story of St Tom . |
| 7 | It will take me the story of my life . ’ |
| 8 | Tell me the story of the Queen of Sheba . ’ |
| 9 | He told me the story of the house . |
| 10 | ‘ To answer that , ’ the old man said , ‘ I need you to tell me the story of your girlhood . |
| 11 | ‘ I felt like Coleridge 's Ancient Mariner , who waylays on the street the wedding guests going to the feast , inflicting on them the story of his misfortune . ’ |
| 12 | To send her two young sons , Mathieu and Laurent , to sleep , Cécile de Brunhoff told them the story of a little elephant who left the forest to discover the town and learn the ways of men , before returning to his own idyllic land of the elephants to be crowned king . |
| 13 | In New Orleans , his brother and sister met Susan Schilling , who told them the story of her . |
| 14 | Mr Dixon could hardly believe his ears as Hank poured into them the story of the book and its apparent success . |
| 15 | For all of them the story of the Incarnation interprets and orders all possibilities of human experience . |
| 16 | ‘ Look , I 've promised I 'll tell ye the story of that family , and after dinner I will . |
| 17 | Have n't I ever told you the story about Maurice helping Louis hide all the wine ? |
| 18 | I 'll wait , I 'll tell you the story about the fire |
| 19 | So in this merry mood of self flagellation I shall tell you the story of one monumental cock-up that taught me two very important lessons . |
| 20 | nor do they keep you awake all night telling you the story of |
| 21 | But , erm , I told you the story of our cleaning lady . |
| 22 | Thanks to retired employee , Link has discovered the car 's present whereabouts and brings you the story behind its restoration . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She reads him the story of the Gadarene swine , the novel 's Epigraph . |
| 25 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 26 | Leo had chuckled when Barbara told him the story of Hubert 's conversion . |
| 27 | I want to tell him the story of my life . |
| 28 | I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England , and he told me about his country and his people . |
| 29 | Thus when the postmistress asks him if he has come from Mars , he answers ‘ yes ’ because she has just told him the story of Merlin that is a local myth . |
| 30 | Rain asked whether he could not tell her the story on the telephone . |