Example sentences of "told he in [art] " in BNC.

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1 They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it .
2 There are even rumours of near miracles he accomplished , such as the conversion of a foul-mouthed old alcoholic , hurt in the Marcasse pit disaster , who told him in no uncertain terms to clear off , he did n't want rosary-mumblers around him , and then was converted by Vincent 's sanctity .
3 Mr Brandreth met with Mr Hanley and told him in no uncertain terms that the people of Chester were far from happy with the decision to go to Glasgow .
4 Blinked a few times instead and told him in a croaky voice that I 'd met Erica Upton twice and had sat next to her at dinner .
5 The society told him in a letter : ‘ We would advise that as you retired from work in December of last year , you are no longer eligible for cover under this policy .
6 ‘ I want you to drop me off at the nearest hotel , ’ she told him in a strained voice .
7 ‘ Rachel 's , ’ Maria told him in a quietly biting tone , although she was still shaking inwardly .
8 But she could not , so she simply told him in a flat tone , ‘ We 've recently started exporting to Europe and Japan .
9 ‘ You know why , ’ she told him in a lemon voice .
10 ‘ I love you , Fernando , ’ she told him in a hoarse whisper , ‘ you must believe that … ’
11 ‘ You 've changed since last night , ’ Ruth told him in a soft murmur .
12 ‘ My father came home yesterday , ’ she told him in a rush .
13 ‘ You may perhaps gain the kingdom of heaven by your prayers , ’ he told him in an unkind moment , ‘ but never the kingdom of Great Britain . ’
14 The whole contra operation was ‘ for God and Country , ’ , Owen said North told him in the beginning ; at its end , it had all still been done ‘ in the best interests of the United States of America ’ .
15 Knock out a rabbit at fifty paces , they told him in the shop .
16 Davide had turned up a coin , one afternoon , when he was mooning around ; it was a common enough type , the professor told him in the museum at Riba , where he took it for an opinion .
17 Chairman , ye , yes it is a recurring theme of the district auditor an , and I told him in the past , that erm , where this council has a policy that they would support village schools and keep them open wherever possible , erm , that that , that , that decision had been discussed , and er , I , I have to remind that I did remind the district auditor that he does n't have to get elected every four years , as some of us do , and er , those in rural areas know very well that that is the way not to get elected , to be talking about shutting village schools .
18 ‘ I heard that , ’ she told him in the same language .
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