Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] told him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 2 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 3 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 4 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 5 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 6 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 7 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 8 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 9 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |
| 10 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |