Example sentences of "told [pers pn] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My father told me of an old lady who to the end of her days referred to ‘ Amser Duw ac amser Lloyd George , ’ God 's time and Lloyd George 's time , for when the change was introduced during the Great War , there was chaos . |
| 2 | After two weeks with no sign of improvement , a friend told me of an excellent new rheumatologist who had just come to work in Chester . |
| 3 | He told me about an old school behind a high wall in a dirty street . |
| 4 | Lissa 's money gave out , and she told me over an international phone hook-up that she was n't interested any more . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll definitely stick to wearing them in the future , ’ he told me in an exclusive interview . |
| 6 | A friend told him about an ex-demonstration model available at a heavily discounted price . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |