Example sentences of "he tell [pron] of [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told her of the visit to the farm , reminded her of the discovery of the swan and the bird 's skull ( though he knew this was taking a chance after her first , alarming reaction to the news ) , and mentioned again the note and the feather in his room . |
| 2 | It was n't until almost his last breath that he told her of the board beneath his bed and what was under it , assuring her he had saved it for her . |
| 3 | He told her of the coming to Ireland of her Norman ancestors , the de la Houssaies , and of their rise to power in Corcaguiney . |
| 4 | Only Ember cared enough to come and talk to her ; from what he told her of the others , both the towered and the plain , she was glad . |
| 5 | He had not seen the kings but he told her of the baby who was born to be King in a nearby village called Bethlehem . |
| 6 | He told him of the goal that has held him through three years in the University of the North — a campus from which student riots have spread through the country . |
| 7 | He told them of the product launches during the year , Cruzcampo 's success at the Expo event in Spain , and the development of the new staff restaurant to replace the old canteen . |
| 8 | But he told me of a new home just completed , where Aunt Louise had been offered a place . |
| 9 | He told me of a visit he 'd made to California . |
| 10 | But a friend put some perspective into it when he told me of a recent visit to the Half Moon , a venerable pub venue in Putney : ‘ There were all these posters on the wall of bands from 20 and 25 years ago , and I thought , ‘ Cor , they must be valuable . ’ |
| 11 | He told me of the way the rivers were kept permanently netted for fish , of the illnesses associated with la Sologne , and of its politics . |
| 12 | He said he was a reporter and he told me of the death of the King , the news had just come through . |
| 13 | To lighten the proceedings he told us of an incident some years ago when there had still been a whaling station in the town . |
| 14 | Mr. Davies : When the Secretary of State next meets the chairman , will he tell him of the deep anger and resentment in west Wales that British Coal is walking away from the anthracite coalfield , with its enormous reserves of high quality and saleable coal ? |
| 15 | He tells me of a great battle his ancestors fought near Lake Victoria . |
| 16 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |
| 17 | He tells them of a tale he has heard , of how a monster called Grendel has killed many of Earl Hrothgar 's people . |