Example sentences of "told [pers pn] with [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That wo n't be a problem , ’ I told him with bravado , though I had n't a clue how I would get hold of the balance of the cash . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think you did make a mistake , ’ Ruth told him with resignation . |
| 3 | The professor , noting the youth 's failure to appreciate his find , told him with impatience to look at it more carefully . |
| 4 | ‘ Charlie Trumper , ’ I told her with pride , though if the truth be known I had n't expected her to have heard of him . |
| 5 | ‘ Of course you do n't want more jewellery , you poor , poor thing , ’ Sadie Hawksworth told her with feeling . |
| 6 | I only ever half-believed her , but she always told it with conviction . |