Example sentences of "told [pers pn] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Molly did n't remind her that they must n't arrive too early because S. Kettering had told them not to . |
| 2 | this trouble once with a with a young child and er I told this this this person er granny figure if you like , do n't talk to those children I 've told them not to they went on and on and on . |
| 3 | I have n't told you how to d I 've told you how to change one third we 've looked at that have n't we and we and we 've worked out sort of how many twelfths would be in it and things like that . |
| 4 | Mister Tom had told him not to be afraid of the earth , but it was still wet from the previous night 's rain and occasionally he let out an involuntary squeal when his spade contacted a worm . |
| 5 | I 've told him not to , and so has his dad , ’ replied the mother , ‘ but you know what boys are ! ’ |
| 6 | He 'd once used almost those exact words , and she seemed to recall that she 'd told him not to be so crude . |
| 7 | Andrew confided in me that if the officer had asked his permission to play the pipes on this occasion , he would have told him not to be such a fool . |
| 8 | Mary had told her not to be a fool , to come to her house and get a decent night 's sleep . |
| 9 | Adam had laughed and told her not to be dramatic . |
| 10 | When Lydia had marvelled to Betty about the horror of Elizabeth 's existence , Betty had told her not to be so silly . |
| 11 | It was a strong probability that the Guardian still retained in their archives a numbered copy of the minutes which would have told us immediately to whom that copy had been issued and therefore the name of the informant . |