Example sentences of "he told [pers pn] [prep] [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 | ‘ But perfectly in character , Caroline , ’ he told her with a derisive smile . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'll go first , ’ he told her with a scathing smile . |
| 8 | Guido sighed and seemed to relax a little , as he told her with a light smile , ‘ In fact , I 'm very pleased . |
| 9 | ‘ We both have things to say , ’ he told her with a fond smile . |
| 10 | I 'll let you know as soon as I hear anything , ’ he told her with a surprisingly warm , reassuring smile . |
| 11 | ‘ The Friday night flights are always crowded , ’ he told her with a shrug . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ You do n't need to worry , ’ he told her with a rueful smile , ‘ we 're quite adequately chaperoned . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | ‘ She 's not here , ’ he told her with a mocking ring to his tone which showed he knew exactly what she was thinking . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | When he told her about the children at Dovercourt she and a friend went along to help in teaching English . |
| 18 | He told her about the woman with the flute . |
| 19 | He told her about the fairies who lived in the holes on the river bank , and how Billy was half leprechaun . |
| 20 | ‘ The only way you 're going to hurt me is by running away from me , ’ he told her in a rough voice . |
| 21 | ‘ It is a lucky man or woman , ’ he told her in a soft voice , ‘ who is blessed with the privilege of being able to pick and choose the challenges he or she must face in life . |
| 22 | ‘ I would n't bother coming back , ’ he told her in a detached voice . |
| 23 | One friend who was told of the contents of the letter reveals : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to help maintain the dignity of the Crown and consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 24 | A close friend confirmed : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 25 | He told her in no uncertain terms that his father , the Duke of Edinburgh had agreed that if , after five years , his marriage was not working he could go back to his bachelor habits . |
| 26 | Hilbert leant towards Lewis when he told him about the will and gave him a pat on the knee . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | ‘ You may perhaps gain the kingdom of heaven by your prayers , ’ he told him in an unkind moment , ‘ but never the kingdom of Great Britain . ’ |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He told them about the oranges and bananas that grow in Aula and the quantities of milk and curd , and then about the monkeys that hop around and eat the crops . |