Example sentences of "so i told [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did n't want to talk to me , so I told her she 'd have to wait . ’ |
| 2 | I disliked these two intensely and did n't like being told off for being rude to them , so I told her peevishly that I was n't staying while they were there and kicked off the slippers , put on my clogs and ran out banging the door behind me . |
| 3 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 4 | By that time they were bad , so I told her I thought I was having a miscarriage . |
| 5 | But , of course , she would have noticed so I told her and we turned the scoop to our advantage . |
| 6 | Why such a bizarre notion should have entered her head I can not imagine , but I did not like to disillusion her , so I told her what I could . |
| 7 | All the youths seemed interested , so I told them stories of Black Magic in Sussex , a county particularly afflicted by Satan because of all the artistic people who live there , running craft shops or theatrical costumiers . |
| 8 | I knew my family would not like my going , so I told them I was going walking in Austria . |
| 9 | I thought they were beautiful in their male hardness and power , so I told him : ‘ Dana , your hands are perfect , front and back . ’ |
| 10 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 11 | I 've never been very good at rejecting people , so I told him I was frigid . |
| 12 | ‘ The guy tried to trip me up , so I told him what I thought . |
| 13 | This was very promising indeed and Paul , the breeder , sounded like a really nice , caring sort of chap , so I told him I was very interested , and would call with a definite answer in a few days . |
| 14 | He said he was a Bill Francis , so I told him we had a General Francis talking to Mum in the sitting-room , and he seemed ever so surprised ! |
| 15 | ‘ So I told him it was over . |
| 16 | Even that did not stop Pugh getting quizzical looks from the referee who asked about his age , so I told him that he was not the Pugh named as sub in the programme but the club mascot . |
| 17 | Understandably , he was curious as to the reason for my enquiries , so I told him you were a distant relative , a spinster who had no other relatives and who might wish to get in touch with him . |
| 18 | But at the interview he said , " I could n't figure out if you were at school or not " , so I told him and he said , " And you 've managed to do your A levels ? " |
| 19 | I ca n't put on the black and peach creations he bought before , so I told him to go and get something sensible at Marks and Spencer . |
| 20 | Rosie 's got the stuff again and she did n't get it from him , so I told him Oliver had supplied her . |
| 21 | I felt I had to make him happy after all the sad things which had happened to him , so I told him his English was very good . |
| 22 | Broussac once asked what I was doing in Paris , so I told him . |
| 23 | ‘ So I told him ‘ yes ’ without bothering to consult you . ’ |