Example sentences of "the [noun sg] told [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are five species of this large piratical sea-bird , and they are notoriously difficult to separate , but the warden told us this was a roosting place ( they do not breed in the Seychelles ) for mainly immature greater and lesser frigate birds , probably from the huge breeding colonies on Aldabra . |
| 2 | Oh the teacher told us this one . |
| 3 | The sight of Peng Yu-wei in the water told her that . |
| 4 | ‘ And the king told you all this ? ’ |
| 5 | Feeling suddenly shy , she looked down , and asked huskily , ‘ And , in return for a trip to Australia , the colonel told you all about me ? ’ |
| 6 | The sergeant told them all about the cattle trucks and how Charles had soon put a stop to that . |
| 7 | The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question . |
| 8 | One look at the gatehouse told us that way would be suicide , so we launched a full-scale attack to distract them from you and get Guy over the wall . |
| 9 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |