Example sentences of "[pers pn] tell [pron] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told her of the big green seas , all crinkled and slow , heaving up astern as the icy wind scoured their tops into freezing spume . |
| 2 | I told her of the storms I had known as a child in America , of the sea lifting the paving stones in Penzance , of the ice storms in New England where each twig , each leaf is coated in ice , and of how , when the sun shines , it is as though the world were crystallised , as though nature were encapsulated in a diamond . |
| 3 | I told her of the dead snake that you and she had found once , and which had been your special secret . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm very shocked and disappointed for Ricky , ’ said Stewart when I told him of the retirement news . |
| 5 | I had an abortion , without telling anyone ; the father left me when I told him of the pregnancy . |
| 6 | I told him of the plight of all the refugees on the station , then he thought for a minute and said , ‘ Well , I 'm running a camp at the moment , and have over a thousand in it , but I 'm sure we can squash you all in somehow . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I told him of the change in men like Alec Smith , Elliott Gabellah and Arthur Kanodereka . |
| 9 | Now , have I told you of the Lady Maude 's preparations for Christmas ? ’ |
| 10 | When she told her of the plan to marry the child 's feelings came out . |
| 11 | She told them of the hardships suffered by our men . |
| 12 | What would he say if she told him of the background that had left her with a deep and enduring mistrust of men ? |
| 13 | ‘ I feel it , when you tell me of the apparently acceptable behaviour amongst your contemporaries . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ From what you tell me of the EC grants , he 's too damned honest , ’ Jessica laughed . |
| 15 | ‘ When you netted this young man , unproven , untrained , did you tell him of the risks ? ’ |
| 16 | Let me tell you of the images that spring to my mind when we talk about water . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He told her of the coming to Ireland of her Norman ancestors , the de la Houssaies , and of their rise to power in Corcaguiney . |
| 20 | Only Ember cared enough to come and talk to her ; from what he told her of the others , both the towered and the plain , she was glad . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 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 | Mr. Davies : When the Secretary of State next meets the chairman , will he tell him of the deep anger and resentment in west Wales that British Coal is walking away from the anthracite coalfield , with its enormous reserves of high quality and saleable coal ? |
| 27 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |
| 28 | In so doing , he has enabled me to tell you of the matter — in the fervent hope that you will discover a means of informing the queen my mother of our case . ’ |
| 29 | However , the two sisters telephoned Airdrie police station after friends in the Monklands area contacted them to tell them of the latest developments in the case . |