Example sentences of "he told me the " in BNC.

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1 He told me the story again as we sat in the campsite in Skaftafell .
2 He told me the story about where he got it — it was real interesting , and a true story — not a made-up one .
3 I had arranged for her to see a specialist , and he told me the condition was irreversible , that she would never lose her sight completely but that she would be almost totally blind within a year .
4 When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance .
5 A full member of the MRS , he told me the polls understated the influence of undecided voters and he now believes he was proved right .
6 He told me the story .
7 I was shocked when he told me the truth .
8 He told me the daughter was a bad lot though .
9 I remember him taking me for a drive in his car when he told me the joyful news about his forthcoming marriage to Rosemary and feeling so happy that he was going to be happy .
10 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 .
11 This morning , as I cooked Crowe breakfast , he told me the story had ‘ national ’ written all over it .
12 I could see that he was rather cross with me , and soon he told me the reason .
13 He told me the story of the house .
14 If he did tell me anything it would be a pack of lies , because obviously the secret would n't be a secret any more if he told me the truth , and he can feel , as I do , that with my increasing maturity he needs all the holds over me he can get ; I 'm not a child any more .
15 He told me , he told me the other night .
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