Example sentences of "he told [prep] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 None of the banter Lou heard , however , compared with the stories he told about mutual acquaintances — sometimes in the embarrassed and blushing presence of the people about whom he talked .
2 All this he told to Glorious and his friends .
3 An incident at dinner on Sunday night became part of the Reverend Mr Grant 's conversational furniture , a story he told for many years later .
4 He told of theological colleges where men were at risk of sexual advances , and expressed his scepticism about ‘ so-called ’ faithful and committed relationships between homosexuals .
5 He told of two or three being raised at Thorndon and two more at Chelsea , where one flowered although no seeds were produced .
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