Example sentences of "[coord] told he [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 2 | Drinking half her cup she put it down , twisted round to face him , her chin resting in her hand , and told him a strange story . |
| 3 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 4 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 5 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |