Example sentences of "[vb pp] [coord] told [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it was just a pity that the material she was given or told us to read , she said was too advanced for us . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , you see , miss , Mr Fennell wanted some shopping done and told me to leave him there , out of the wind . |
| 3 | The servant answered and told him that Doctor Jekyll was not at home . |
| 4 | His wife answered and told me that he was out on a call but she 'd give him my message . |
| 5 | But that night one of my other inspectors phoned and told me that Carella was in hospital after being struck by a car in the Portuense district . |
| 6 | At least , she thought she was — until the day before her flight , when a DSD representative phoned and told her there 'd been a change of plan . |
| 7 | I was lucky , because instead of being on house assessment I was called and told I was going to be on the works party next day , only my second day at Styal . |
| 8 | He said yesterday : ‘ I have been contacted and told they will be holding a meeting of all agencies next month to discuss the matter . |
| 9 | He was , got smacked and told him |