Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] told [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
| 2 | Then he smiled , and it was as it she had told him the best news there was to tell ; and when she thought about it , she supposed that she had . |
| 3 | She thought of the helpful policeman who had told her the wrong day for the train . |
| 4 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 5 | And my elder brother , he had told me the same thing — ‘ Babi , you are not listening to us so we are not responsible for anything . ’ |
| 6 | He had told her the one thing of importance , even if nothing else made any sense . |