Example sentences of "[noun prp] told [pron] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack Kinley told me about one case . |
| 2 | ‘ The king my father learned of my regard for yourself from Sir Thomas Vaughan who saw it as his duty to inform him , ’ Edward told her with notable reluctance . |
| 3 | Most of the places he saw were uninhabitable , or required a permit from the Office of Works to make them less so , but a friend of John Hayward told him of some rooms in Carlyle Mansions , a Victorian apartment building along the Chelsea Embankment which looks out over the Thames . |
| 4 | When MacDonald told him on 29 September that he was having difficulty finding a formula which could unite his colleagues , George V |
| 5 | ( President Assad told him on that occasion that Saddam Hussein was like a chain-smoker : ‘ He can not help lighting another one before he has finished the first . |
| 6 | Tom told us of one horse whose molars on one side of the mouth were excessively short and on the other very long . |
| 7 | At Dillons , assistant manager Graham Wilson told me with quiet confidence that ‘ at customer service we are good ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ Robert told me in quiet tones and averted eyes how he climbed the stairs behind the prostitute in this house where she conducted her trade . |
| 9 | Mr told us about regional offices , about how many of those were there in nineteen eighty seven ? |
| 10 | He started accusing everyone from Sam Gristy to Jan Treffry himself of meddling with his fish barrels , and insisted on one of Sam 's barrels being opened as well ; but when it was found to be brim full Martha told him in plain terms that as far as she was concerned , he had lost the contest . |
| 11 | ‘ Martha told me about this place , but I never thought I 'd see it , ’ he said . |
| 12 | George thought shrugged and said : ‘ Sprague told me in deepest confidence but … |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , he sees me , ’ Belinda told her with some spirit . |
| 14 | ‘ Mind you do n't neglect him , ’ Ratagan told her with mock severity . |
| 15 | Life can take many strange twists , ’ Jonas told her in all seriousness , then softened the whole with a laugh . |
| 16 | Brown told him in thirty seconds . |
| 17 | Long John told them about Black Dog , saying , ‘ That was how it was , was n't it , Hawkins ? ’ |