Example sentences of "he tell [pron] [prep] " 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 her of Christie 's reaction when the Mousetrap first went on stage . |
| 7 | ‘ But perfectly in character , Caroline , ’ he told her with a derisive smile . |
| 8 | Awfully cold , ’ he told her with malicious pleasure . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's the heavens rejoicing , ’ he told her with firm surety . |
| 10 | No hearts were going to be broken , he told her with the frankest face , if he were to run off with a Protestant and have a dozen kids . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll go first , ’ he told her with a scathing smile . |
| 12 | Guido sighed and seemed to relax a little , as he told her with a light smile , ‘ In fact , I 'm very pleased . |
| 13 | ‘ We both have things to say , ’ he told her with a fond smile . |
| 14 | I 'll let you know as soon as I hear anything , ’ he told her with a surprisingly warm , reassuring smile . |
| 15 | ‘ The Friday night flights are always crowded , ’ he told her with a shrug . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's about all I am intending to keep on ! ’ he told her with a husky , sensual bark of laughter that left her breathless and quivering in his arms as he entered the room and tossed her lightly down on to the bed . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's what one does to necks , ’ he told her with mock menace . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't need to worry , ’ he told her with a rueful smile , ‘ we 're quite adequately chaperoned . |
| 19 | ‘ I doubt if there are words to describe how it makes me feel , ’ he told her with a glimmer of the wry mockery back in his eyes . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's not here , ’ he told her with a mocking ring to his tone which showed he knew exactly what she was thinking . |
| 21 | He told her at length of what he would do and what she would do . |
| 22 | ‘ You 're not going anywhere , ’ he told her at once . |
| 23 | When he finished he told her about himself . |
| 24 | Karen was the one he 'd stuck with longest , so he told her about his ‘ little florist ’ . |
| 25 | When he told her about the children at Dovercourt she and a friend went along to help in teaching English . |
| 26 | He told her about the woman with the flute . |
| 27 | When Mum came down he told her about Albert 's offer and she perked up , too . |
| 28 | He told her about the fairies who lived in the holes on the river bank , and how Billy was half leprechaun . |
| 29 | He told her about his confrontation with Hendrique . |
| 30 | Helen watched Culley 's face while he told her about Josh Reid and the child . |