Example sentences of "[coord] the [noun] told him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dick and the nurses told him that , even after the pre-med , they had to chase him round the ward to get him to remove his shorts . |
| 2 | He did n't explain why it was going to be helpful and the pilot told him the car he 'd specified was waiting for them . |
| 3 | He asked , and the waitress told him no . |
| 4 | The man who 'd taken a photograph of the bus asked if he might photograph the old people also , and the bus-driver told him to wait a minute . |
| 5 | The witness told the jury that he did n't WANT to give evidence , but the judge told him that he must . |
| 6 | He ‘ produced his bell and rang it , stating that that was what he did at the time ’ , but the magistrate told him ‘ that he must not think that everyone had to scamper out of the way upon hearing the sound of his bell ’ . |