Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] me they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two of the survivors assured me they were among the last girls to be admitted to the trade . |
| 2 | When he came back in a temper sometimes , or been drinking , Cis told me they would put Rich on the kitchen table and tell him to dance . |
| 3 | ‘ When Bonds told me they 'd succeeded in finding you , and sent me a description that tallied exactly , my first impulse was to go to England and strangle you with my bare hands . |
| 4 | ‘ I have n't heard of anybody , ’ he said casually , ‘ but if the lawyers asked me they might have asked somebody else before … |
| 5 | The doctors told me they had high hopes that in a year you 'd have made a full recovery . |
| 6 | I could not speak to anyone , but when the bridge players saw me they threw down their cards and jumped up from the table . |
| 7 | Many prospective overseas students told me they wished to return to China to help the nation in the modernisation drive , but they may stay away ‘ a long time ’ before doing so . |