Example sentences of "he [verb] me of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told me of one case he had had of a woman in her early twenties . |
| 2 | But he told me of a new home just completed , where Aunt Louise had been offered a place . |
| 3 | He told me of a visit he 'd made to California . |
| 4 | He told me of his travels from one Bed and Breakfast to another , from Galway to Sligo to Donegal . |
| 5 | He cackled as he told me of his plan . |
| 6 | At first I refused , but then he told me of Daniel 's murder , and said no-one would believe I was not implicated … ’ |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | This guy I used to know , Babs Eadon , he told me of how he went to get a holiday job when he was doing a Masters degree . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | When I described this to M. Bellin , the secretary at the consulate , he told me of having seen an ostrich trying to rape a donkey . |
| 11 | He told me of his past . ’ |
| 12 | He said he was a reporter and he told me of the death of the King , the news had just come through . |
| 13 | ‘ I am prepared for a partition that will not put me to shame before the Arabs ’ they reported him as saying , and he assured me of them , Golda Meir , ‘ that he would not attack the partitioned Jewish State but that he would annex [ Arab ] Palestine . ’ |
| 14 | Most of the unexpected visitors were passing girl-friends of Roger 's , so I was surprised when he informed me of the pending arrival of a very special girl-friend . |
| 15 | He accuses me of a double-cross . |
| 16 | Well he said if he accuses me of fiddling with the telly I 'll punch his fucking |
| 17 | It is too late now to ask the right hon. Gentleman what he intends to do about that , as he will lose his job over it on 9 April , but can he tell me of any other Government who have allowed their textile industry to bleed to death in that fashion without helping it ? |
| 18 | He tells me of a great battle his ancestors fought near Lake Victoria . |
| 19 | Everything he tells me of former times is suffused with loss . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ He suspects me of killing Angy and he 's trying to protect you . |
| 22 | Some years later I was at dinner with Brian Huggett and he got up and said , ‘ I should n't be talking to this man because he robbed me of the British Open . |
| 23 | ‘ He robbed me of my childhood ’ |
| 24 | Bu aye , he remind me of Brian actually . |
| 25 | ‘ At the end of the interview he accused me of trying to stir up trouble , refused to shake my hand and stormed off . |
| 26 | ‘ When I protested he accused me of being lippy . |
| 27 | So I got up immediately and said it would be the end of a beautiful friendship if he accused me of necrophilia ! |
| 28 | Then he accused me of going off with everyone there , which was totally untrue . |
| 29 | With his long face and straw-coloured hair pulled back in a half-hearted ponytail , he reminded me of a youthful Donald Sutherland ; the same doomy seriousness suddenly lightened by a wry humour . |
| 30 | He reminded me of this as we sat on the beach watching Ted and Carwyn having their hopes dashed on the Pipeline reef . |