Example sentences of "told [pers pn] with [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I figured you 'd want to get out of those city clothes straight away , ’ he told them with a grin . |
| 2 | ‘ I think he 'd like to be Pope , ’ she told them with a sort of weary insight . |
| 3 | ‘ We 're sisters and spinsters , ’ they told me with a laugh ; but , more importantly , members of The Waterford and District Friends of Ancient Monuments Society . |
| 4 | ‘ It did not work , ’ he told me with a laugh . |
| 5 | ‘ I seriously thought of studying English literature — or becoming a cook ! ’ he told me with a laugh , ‘ but then Imperial College London offered me a place in mathematics . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ You need n't keep so quiet , I 'm only testing the microphone , not recording at all , ’ the singer told me with a smile . |
| 7 | ‘ Neither , ’ I told him with a grin . |
| 8 | ‘ My only desire is to ensure that I remain dry-eyed , ’ she told him with a detachment she certainly did n't feel . |
| 9 | Better get out there and have a look just the same , Cesena told him with a hint of malice . |
| 10 | Does he really believe that the woman who spent an hour asking questions would have passively accepted everything a female consultant told her with no queries ? |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | ‘ All the people round 'ere use words like that , ’ Billy told her with a grin . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't see the problem , ’ Ross told her with a shrug . |
| 14 | ‘ The Friday night flights are always crowded , ’ he told her with a shrug . |
| 15 | Her whole body relaxed when Beth told her with a measure of amusement , ‘ No , Peggy , but I might well have done if you had n't come in when you did . ’ |