Example sentences of "[noun] told [pers pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I picked it for you because Jeff told me that blue 's your favourite colour . ’ |
| 2 | David told us that swan pattern of movement was currently being monitored in the north-east , so he was trying to read the leg bands through his glass . |
| 3 | One reviewer told us that case reports prove nothing . |
| 4 | He three-putted the 14th , and then the television buggy came past on its way to the 15th , and the guys on board told me that Crenshaw — — who was nearest challenger then — had double-bogeyed 17 . |
| 5 | Pastor told him that business was more important and he threw a tantrum . |
| 6 | One of my assets in journalism , as Fred Workman told me some years later , was the habit of creating stories and features by developing an idea and then taking the necessary steps to work it into an acceptable feature . |
| 7 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 8 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 9 | The man with her demanded a double Scotch on the rocks and Emil told him that alcohol was available only after departure . |
| 10 | Then they played cards until stifled yawns and missed tricks told them that tiredness was now king . |
| 11 | I had invited any of the hospital staff who had cared to come , and my ‘ Dawes Road ’ friend Miss Dorrie Pierce told me that church folk had organized a little wedding tea , and my husband-to-be had ordered and paid for a wedding cake . |
| 12 | Razak said afterwards that when Soviet officials told him that neutralisation was similar to collective security he replied that ‘ he appreciated this , but added that Malaysia preferred a neutrality plan which would be applicable to a smaller region such as Southeast Asia ’ . |
| 13 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 14 | I , I , a hairdresser told me that years ago Elaine . |
| 15 | Gran told her that mum had to go into hospital because she was hysterical ! ! |
| 16 | A quarter of a century ago , Colin Buchanan told us that road-building , improved public transport and some limitations on the use of vehicles would not aloe solve the problem of traffic in towns . |
| 17 | His father told him that story : his father looked at him through a glass : he had a hairy face . |
| 18 | He said : ‘ Jaguar people told me some valves were already bent through test-driving . ’ |
| 19 | Bailey told me this morning . |
| 20 | A few Opposition Members told us that smoking costs the national health service £437 million a year . |
| 21 | A spokesman told me this week : ‘ It 's a top-shelf title . |
| 22 | Her maid told her this morning , It 's time |
| 23 | Since Siah told me this story about a supreme storyteller , 1 have told the story myself many times . |
| 24 | and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody |
| 25 | and er Susan told me this morning , you wo n't say nothing to nobody |
| 26 | You recall what that minstrel told us some weeks back , Ralf ? |
| 27 | The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question . |
| 28 | ‘ Me dad told me that story abaht Bobby Peel as a lesson . |
| 29 | Finally , speaking in a low voice , the boy said : ‘ There 's something you do n't know : dad told me this morning that he was in bed when I got home last night . ’ |
| 30 | Charlotte told me those things , much later . |