Example sentences of "[pers pn] tell he in " in BNC.
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1 | I told him in great detail . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way . |
4 | She told him in fact that Dinah had gone away for a day or two , but shortly a letter came . |
5 | ‘ I want you to drop me off at the nearest hotel , ’ she told him in a strained voice . |
6 | ‘ You must be very rich if your skill is as remarkable as your tongue , ’ she told him in amusement , taking a handkerchief from her lacy sleeve to dab at a tiny droplet of champagne on her dress . |
7 | ‘ I 'll sign the agreement , ’ she told him in clipped tones . |
8 | ‘ Then it will fade , ’ she told him in triumph . |
9 | She had a little flat in the Falls , a house she shared with girlfriends , her family home being in a village outside Derry , and she told him in blunt terms that she had n't seen enough of him at it for too damn long , at it or anywhere else . |
10 | ‘ If that 's my cue you 're giving me dear , ’ she told him in rehearsal , ‘ you 'll really have to speak much louder . ’ |
11 | ‘ You know why , ’ she told him in a lemon voice . |
12 | ‘ I love you , Fernando , ’ she told him in a hoarse whisper , ‘ you must believe that … ’ |
13 | ‘ I heard that , ’ she told him in the same language . |
14 | ‘ My father came home yesterday , ’ she told him in a rush . |
15 | Melanie tried to reconstruct his return , Aunt Margaret making tea , he asking after the newcomers and she telling him in her own way . |
16 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
17 | Knock out a rabbit at fifty paces , they told him in the shop . |
18 | ‘ 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 . ’ |