Example sentences of "told [pron] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That 's enough of that , ’ Ross told them firmly as he threw aside the sheets , revealing the fact that he was wearing a pair of boxer shorts . |
| 2 | ‘ Her name is Shinko , ’ he told me happily as we walked back to the flat . |
| 3 | ‘ How bad it would be , ’ Marty told himself callously as he watched him go , ‘ to have your bed and your bellyful and no worries at all ! ’ |
| 4 | Maybe that was the basic problem , she told herself wearily as she now stared blindly up at the ceiling . |
| 5 | Put your foot down , she told herself weakly as he pulled her gently towards him . |
| 6 | All she was interested in right now , she told herself firmly as she banished tantalising , dangerous thoughts concerning those strong brown hands , was his ability to keep them afloat . |
| 7 | Which was maybe a good reason why it probably would n't happen , she told herself sternly as she stuffed another olive . |
| 8 | ‘ Get a grip , Aurora , ’ she told herself sternly as she rummaged in the cupboard . |
| 9 | And , if she did n't want to be a burnt-out case , too , she 'd better try and get some sleep , Laura told herself roughly as she slipped into bed and turned off the light . |
| 10 | ‘ Stop it ! ’ she told herself scornfully as she blocked the picture out . |
| 11 | Life was going on as planned , she told herself determinedly as she walked down the street to the car rental office with her overnight bag . |
| 12 | ‘ I think we 've concluded our business , ’ she told him crisply as she snatched open the driver 's door and climbed into the sun-warmed interior . |
| 13 | ‘ You certainly have mastered your anatomy , ’ she told him admiringly as he slid his hands across the small of her back to find that ecstatic erogenous zone that never failed to set her on fire . |
| 14 | ‘ Even a blind man could see that I hold all the cards in this situation , ’ he told her flatly as she trailed slowly and miserably into the room behind him . |
| 15 | ‘ The first Svend knew that there was a search on for Suzie and himself was when my agent arrived at the house earlier this evening , ’ Rune told her calmly as he sorted through a small pile of leaflets . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's a definite improvement — you look a lot better , ’ he told her bluntly as the strong liquor began flowing through her veins , and he saw a faint spark of colour beginning to tinge her pale cheeks . |
| 17 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |