Example sentences of "[vb past] told [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not put on his sword , for no weapons were permitted at such occasions , though Ratagan had told him a gory tale of a banquet where a certain disagreement had been settled with eating knives , which the victors had subsequently continued eating with . |
| 2 | If someone had told him a nuclear bomb was targeted on County Limerick , he 'd he delighted that his heating bills would be reduced . |
| 3 | Perhaps Lou had told him the monstrous lie that I did n't love him any more ? |
| 4 | Jay had told me a certain amount — about the offers of money if he left the deal clear for someone else . |
| 5 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
| 6 | Lisa felt the cold finger of panic momentarily touch her , just as it had when , over the phone earlier , the girl from the claims department had told her the awful truth . |
| 7 | She thought of the helpful policeman who had told her the wrong day for the train . |
| 8 | She said that Derek had told her the whole story . |
| 9 | The reception had told her the Scottish Football team were residents in the hotel which increased her hopes of picking up the odd tip in order to ease her way through University . |