Example sentences of "[adv] told [pers pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | no , no cos she just told me this morning you were going to see her work in the morning . |
| 2 | Er cos I think you just told us that man you know |
| 3 | Drummond once told me that Radio 3 broadcasts to about 30 minority tastes , each of which is characterised by its intense dislike of the other 29 . |
| 4 | Someone once told him that horse manure in his wellington boots would make him grow taller , but the boys at school had made fun of him and Mr Sunderland , the headmaster , had called him a stupid gullible boy and made him scrape his boots and wash them clean in the outside drain and scrub his feet in hot water and carbolic soap . |
| 5 | He probably told them all lies like that . |
| 6 | ‘ We also told them that failure to act would help swell the ranks of paramilitary organisations . |
| 7 | It gave the clients confidence in my abilities , and also told them any hopes they may have had of getting away with a fifty dollar fee should be left with the receptionist . |
| 8 | ‘ When I was still involved with Vernons , we participated in the introduction of the lotteries in both New York and Sydney , and our experience then told me that football pools would be swept away should lotteries ever come to Britain . |
| 9 | He never told me those things . |
| 10 | He never told me any details . ’ |