Example sentences of "told [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | On another occasion , a lovely lady called Elsa who came to tidy my room , and who was from a South American country , took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing . |
| 32 | He also told me about another ex-employee who 'd had a fatal motor accident … ’ |
| 33 | This girl just told me about this Polo factory outlet up near Canada … you can get a $200 knitted sweater for , like $20 — that 's outrageous ! ’ |
| 34 | It was there she told me about this sister and showed me her hand . |
| 35 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 36 | ‘ I was told , ’ said Lili , ‘ by the person who told me about this place . ’ |
| 37 | ‘ Nobody told me about this . |
| 38 | He told me about this condition quite openly , including the impulse to throw himself over cliffs etc . |
| 39 | And erm then of course she told me about this so my mother went to see him . |
| 40 | And I cos I was amazed they told me about this salt rubbish ! |
| 41 | Some candidates for overseas study told me in all honesty that the acquisition of consumer durables , the modern-day trappings of success , was the main motivation for their efforts , although they also hoped to help the ‘ motherland ’ in the process . |
| 42 | The old man told me in this connection : |
| 43 | Emma told you about that . ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Edward told you about that ? ’ |
| 45 | ‘ He told you about that ? ’ |
| 46 | ‘ He told you about that ? |
| 47 | ‘ I told you about that , huh ? |
| 48 | Erm I told you about that chap Michael Bell who wrote to me about using my book as play , I 'll read you his letter some other week . |
| 49 | I told you about that before . |
| 50 | Oh Mum I told you about that . |
| 51 | I told you about that ! |
| 52 | do you remember when I told you about that baby on the maternity ward |
| 53 | When I got back ooh you know I told you about that job ? |
| 54 | You know , and I told you about that I 'm having my er done . |
| 55 | Yeah , yeah and they 're sort of grey , I 'm not sure if she got them in a charity , I 'm certainly sure it was n't bought in a shoe shop , cos she goes round every charity , she wo n't go in , you know I told you about that , oh I do n't know what it is , she said it 's loaded out with stuff and we 'll have to have a walk round there , erm , round by what was Kennedy 's , erm |
| 56 | I di and then of course , the previous erm , er Monday I erm , I was at oh , the seventieth birthday party , but I think I told you about that did n't I ? |
| 57 | Well , this , I told you about this French boy that phoned , that contacted me , he 's erm , my name is , I 'm nineteen , I 'm a student at Harlow College , I 'm studying English foreign language and Law A Level , if there 's an Amnesty International I would like to set up a group in the college I hope you 're involved in local groups are writing you to receive about me , and information about the local group . |
| 58 | ‘ Your wife told you about this ? ’ |
| 59 | eleven forty six , he 's got them inside , I think I told you about this did n't I ? , and I was inside helping them out like , he was outside , he did n't have his gas mask , we were doing the things , like M B C stuff , and I 'm inside and he said right you will each go to a post , where inside this tent , each to go to er , erm , cos there was six people inside and like there was six posts , he said you each got to a post inside the tent and on the you will pick up the tent , and I new what was coming , done it before sort of thing and erm , were all in M B C stuff cos there 's still lots of gas , but there was n't for very long , and he said right on the you will , er he just said , we picked it up right , were all fucking all fucking I said go on then , |
| 60 | Now , if I told you about those years , you 'd have a story to write ! |