Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] told he [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He first acquired a great deal of Gilbert and Sullivan , because his father was keen on the Savoy operas , but eventually John turned to ballet music because of the tales his parents had told him about the Diaghilev Ballet . |
| 2 | Chopra had told him about the changes transforming the planet , but the shapechanger just smiled knowingly . |
| 3 | Celia had told him about the Journal , and he realized she would prefer him to turn it down . |
| 4 | The divisional inspector had told him on the telephone of arrangements made for the use of a former Salvation Army hall , opposite the nick . |
| 5 | He could n't bring himself to believe what Ace had told him about the TARDIS 's ability to move . |
| 6 | But Mrs Thatcher has told him in the Commons the Government 's not to blame : |
| 7 | Huddle had told him about the rogue , turning up in his garish garments and standing on the church steps , offering to sell pardons to those who could afford them . |