Example sentences of "told [pers pn] [to-vb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we told them to point to the empty box they would do so ; but would revert to pointing to the baited box again on the next trial . |
| 2 | A powerful urge told me to return to the station and get on the train back to Jamila 's place . |
| 3 | When I caught up with Jean-Claude , he told me to return to the cottage alone . |
| 4 | ‘ This woman told me to come to the church and do some healing . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Exactly as he phoned me last night , and told me to come to the wedding . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I told you to keep to the centre of the track . ’ |
| 7 | Benjamin thanked the groom and told him to return to the chateau . |
| 8 | It told him to come to the court on a certain day to defend himself before a Commissioner and the man who said he owed him money . |
| 9 | Ludens told her to go to the British Museum and the National Gallery , which she did , though declining his offer to ‘ show her round ’ . |
| 10 | She was sitting on the bed cuddling Carla when her mother came in and told her to go to the shops and get some bits and pieces . |
| 11 | He had sworn at her , jeered at her , called her a lump of cold batter , told her to get to the devil , told her that he was sick of the sight of her , that he had married her for her money , that if she gave him any more of her canting preaching he 'd hit her one that she 'd remember . |
| 12 | I told it to come to the Vecchio Reccione in Leicester Square at 9.30 , then I rang the restaurant and made a booking , using my PKB Amex card to confirm it . |