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 . |