Example sentences of "[pron] told [pers pn] with [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now , I want you both to just relax and take it easy , ’ she told them with a warm smile . |
| 2 | ‘ Your picnic is ready , ’ she told him with a beaming smile . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm so pleased , ’ she told him with a beaming smile . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes — keep your fingers crossed — I think I 've actually found someone at last , ’ she told him with a thankful sigh . |
| 5 | ‘ And for my own , ’ she told him with a small smile . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's not here , ’ he told her with a mocking ring to his tone which showed he knew exactly what she was thinking . |
| 7 | ‘ But perfectly in character , Caroline , ’ he told her with a derisive smile . |
| 8 | ‘ We both have things to say , ’ he told her with a fond smile . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll go first , ’ he told her with a scathing smile . |
| 10 | ‘ You do n't need to worry , ’ he told her with a rueful smile , ‘ we 're quite adequately chaperoned . |
| 11 | Guido sighed and seemed to relax a little , as he told her with a light smile , ‘ In fact , I 'm very pleased . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's about all I am intending to keep on ! ’ he told her with a husky , sensual bark of laughter that left her breathless and quivering in his arms as he entered the room and tossed her lightly down on to the bed . |
| 13 | No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . |
| 14 | In that case , he told me with a grim expression , there was something he had to warn me about . |