Example sentences of "he [vb past] to me the " in BNC.
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1 | He described to me the glen in a storm — the darkness that mantles it , the springing into life of untold hosts of runlets , the careering in mad fury of the burns as they break through and tower above the channel wherein they are wont to flow ; the showers , the careering of the clouds , the thunderings and the lightning-flashings , and the artillery of the winds , as the air-gusts meet the peaks and explode in the hollows of the darksome corries . |
2 | And then he described to me the first time he and Montaine had happened upon it . |
3 | ‘ To be sure , the lad 's name is Gabriel , and he came to me the very day I was needing an angel . |
4 | Of course , he does not care a rap whether it is true or not — but he is dreadfully afraid that by prematurely espousing it he might lose some subscribers , though he acknowledged to me the other day he thought it would be generally accepted before long . ’ |
5 | I dare not ask directly what is the precise matter but I see in Mr Browning 's eyes an anxiety deeper than usual and he confessed to me the other day that he fears there may be water on the lung . |
6 | He hinted to me the week before the event that he would n't mind a rest one day and I thought about that and thought about it again when we got to The Belfry . |