Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] told he [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Was drunk , and so I told him to ‘ clear . ’
2 Over a cup of tea in the departure lounge he asked about the red rose I had placed by the wall , and so I told him of the red , white and blue wreath at Bayeux , of the other red roses on the graves of the crew , and of the ‘ Peace ’ rose which we had brought from England .
3 That was Michael Willis 's line whenever I told him about some fresh disaster in the surf .
4 Then I told him about his man Modena at 40–1 .
5 Then I told him about Clifton Robinson , the minister who planted just 360 grains of wheat .
6 Then they told him about Lefevre .
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