Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] told i [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A lot of the members told me I was very good — I could pull clubs well and read greens — and I should try going to the Bing Crosby to work for a pro in the tournament . |
| 2 | The flush pipes from high-level cisterns need less room than the low-level types , and the extension pipe at the back of the loo told me it had been moved forward a few inches . |
| 3 | The line tightening in the water told me they had done so , and I struck before all the bow had been taken out of the line . |
| 4 | The uniformed copper on the door told me he was only hanging about until he got the word on his ‘ talking brooch ’ radio that the forensic boys had n't forgotten anything and would n't need to come back . |
| 5 | I 'd always wanted a little girl , but one of the students at the door told me I had a beautiful little boy and he was fine . |
| 6 | She had been spitting blood after a bad bout of coughing , but one look at the sputum told me it was clean blood . |