Example sentences of "[pers pn] told him [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I told him about Bad Money — another short , no big deal .
2 And unfortunately , I told him in graphic detail , and thereby of course , lost a contract , because he turned out to be the most senior person in the room , and he did not enjoy being humiliated in that way .
3 I told him in great detail .
4 ‘ Thank you so much for the advice , ’ she told him with icy calm , ‘ but I can assure you that it was n't necessary . ’
5 ‘ Oh … oh , so was mine , ’ she told him with hasty fervour .
6 ‘ There are other ways , ’ she told him with Spartan vigour .
7 ‘ Oh , I can think of several things , ’ she told him with soft-voiced hostility .
8 She told him about open heart surgery , and lasers ; about credit cards and the cost of living , and the vast expense involved when buying a moderately sized residence like Rose Cottage , which he regarded as little short of scandalous , totally unable to begin to comprehend such vast sums of money being paid for such a relatively small return .
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