Example sentences of "he tell [pron] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't until almost his last breath that he told her of the board beneath his bed and what was under it , assuring her he had saved it for her . |
| 2 | He had not seen the kings but he told her of the baby who was born to be King in a nearby village called Bethlehem . |
| 3 | He told her of the visit to the farm , reminded her of the discovery of the swan and the bird 's skull ( though he knew this was taking a chance after her first , alarming reaction to the news ) , and mentioned again the note and the feather in his room . |
| 4 | He told her of the coming to Ireland of her Norman ancestors , the de la Houssaies , and of their rise to power in Corcaguiney . |
| 5 | ‘ I doubt if there are words to describe how it makes me feel , ’ he told her with a glimmer of the wry mockery back in his eyes . |
| 6 | ‘ The Friday night flights are always crowded , ’ he told her with a shrug . |
| 7 | He told her about the woman with the flute . |
| 8 | Hilbert leant towards Lewis when he told him about the will and gave him a pat on the knee . |
| 9 | He told him of the goal that has held him through three years in the University of the North — a campus from which student riots have spread through the country . |
| 10 | He told them of the product launches during the year , Cruzcampo 's success at the Expo event in Spain , and the development of the new staff restaurant to replace the old canteen . |
| 11 | Under interrogation he told them about the ball of wax and , when he finally shat it out , they cut it open and found a letter . |
| 12 | He told them about the journey down , the woman in black , the taxi-driver . |
| 13 | He told them about the Thing , and space , and the Ship in the sky . |
| 14 | He told them about the bath in Swines ' building yard . |
| 15 | ‘ I figured you 'd want to get out of those city clothes straight away , ’ he told them with a grin . |
| 16 | For example once he went to Rome on business and when he got back he told me about a building which was like the sky at night , so big that even when you stood in front of it you could n't believe you were actually seeing it . |
| 17 | ‘ Anyway , he told me about the necessity of recasting . |
| 18 | I suppose I should be grateful he told me about the call at all , but he had to really , did n't he ? |
| 19 | I knew him as well , of course , so I contacted him and he told me about the trip . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ He told me about the importance of eating and drinking on the course to maintain my energy level and to keep on the same emotional level throughout a round . ’ |
| 21 | He told me about the cross . |
| 22 | Because he he told me about the chap who was his agent . |
| 23 | He told me of a visit he 'd made to California . |
| 24 | He told me of the way the rivers were kept permanently netted for fish , of the illnesses associated with la Sologne , and of its politics . |
| 25 | He said he was a reporter and he told me of the death of the King , the news had just come through . |
| 26 | He told me on the phone that Dawn will be leaving in a fortnight 's time and they have n't found a veterinary nurse to take her place . |
| 27 | You know what he told me on the way home ? |
| 28 | ‘ It did not work , ’ he told me with a laugh . |
| 29 | ‘ I seriously thought of studying English literature — or becoming a cook ! ’ he told me with a laugh , ‘ but then Imperial College London offered me a place in mathematics . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm not anti-drink , I 'm anti the abuse of drink and the hassle that it causes , ’ he told me during an interview carried out in one of the three plush hotels he owns . |