Example sentences of "told [pron] [to-vb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He told them to wait a minute and shoot us down , ’ Anna May whispered into my ear , ‘ like dogs . ’ |
| 2 | I told them to put a tourniquet on my arm and give me some morphia , whereupon one of them started to bandage my wrist and the other went off to ask what morphia was . |
| 3 | Katharine and Benji had produced some nice work together and at this point Jennie told them to have a rest on a long rein for a few minutes . |
| 4 | When I ran in Pinsk in 1985 , children in the street started to follow me , until officials told me to use a park . |
| 5 | He told me to use a call box . ’ |
| 6 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 7 | Yes , and he told me to take a spoonful |
| 8 | Mr. Chairman , ladies and gentlemen , it is n't that I would like to say a word , it is that told me to say a word , and I realise I am starting off in the right way . |
| 9 | The first woman to reply told me to bring a bottle of wine . |
| 10 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 11 | ‘ They got down to forty-five-second intervals , and I asked Gabrielle if she 'd mind not giving birth until the end of the episode , but she told me to find a nurse — fast . |
| 12 | ‘ Today he told me to deliver a packet and I was not to tell you . |
| 13 | ‘ They gave me £50 million and told me to develop a string of new brands . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Mr Potter told me to send a telegram . |
| 15 | She was quite calm and told me to get a watch and try and time how far apart the pains were . |
| 16 | ‘ Miss Jarman told thee to take a stroll I suppose , ’ Salt said sarcastically . |
| 17 | He told you to bring a pen John . |
| 18 | Beck , who had been woken up by the Oscar-nominee , offered him a bed in the living room but told him to take a cab over . |
| 19 | I told him to take a miss on the instruction part . |
| 20 | ‘ I told him to take a break and have a rethink about the rest of the meeting . ’ |
| 21 | That afternoon ( it was all on a Sunday ) he saw Chamberlain , and having directly asked him whether he agreed with the others and having received an affirmative answer , told him to call a meeting of the Shadow Cabinet for the following day at which he would say goodbye . |
| 22 | The man who 'd taken a photograph of the bus asked if he might photograph the old people also , and the bus-driver told him to wait a minute . |
| 23 | ‘ The guy that was sober told him to get a grip and pulled him out the shop . |
| 24 | Guessing correctly that Bobby was hard up , Bacon gave him £5 and told him to get a meal at Wheeler 's . |
| 25 | He did n't understand what Miss Thorne meant when she told him to keep a gesture . |
| 26 | so I told him to buy a couple of pies and some biscuits while I went to phone someone . |
| 27 | I 've had a word with him on the phone , and told him to expect a call from you . |
| 28 | Lord C told her to take a spot of leave before reporting for a short parachute course . |
| 29 | He told her to fetch a pencil and paper and when she brought them scribbled down several sentences in capital letters . |
| 30 | I gave her a rope , and told her to catch a horse and join the others who were cut off from the camp . |