Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] [noun] told [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A leading textile and clothing employer told me last night that if we implemented the social clause it could cost thousands of jobs within his company . |
| 2 | Rolling bream and line bites told me that fish were in the swim . |
| 3 | The probationers told him to remember that every minute he was getting a little better , and Ward Sister told him not to make any effort , and not to try to take anything by the mouth . |
| 4 | The doctor in the Accident and Emergency Department told them that Sally had been very lucky ; sniffing aerosols can kill at the first attempt , and some people 's hearts are affected . |
| 5 | She did n't know where this conversation was leading , but gut feeling told her that she could bank on the destination 's being rather unpleasant . |
| 6 | Steve Stepherd , assistant manager of Bar Rio in the Mardi Gras complex , said he was stunned when club doorstaff told him what had happened . |