Example sentences of "reason told [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But reason told her it was a precarious business at the best of times . |
| 2 | None of it held the magic of her communication with Friend ; even here , jacked into the shadows , she ached for him but reason told her she would n't find him , long before she stopped looking . |
| 3 | But she knew that Platt Hall had the finest collection of nineteenth-century dresses outside the Victoria and Albert Museum , and reason told her that undertaking such an unusual project would provide a unique opportunity to learn about historical fabrics and keep her company in the forefront of its competition . |
| 4 | Reason told her that it would be less painful to remove the bandage with a sharp tug , even if it broke the skin , than to peel it off slowly . |
| 5 | How could she feel her whole body yearning for him , when logic and reason told her that it should n't be ? |
| 6 | Worse , Dr Neil was being so kind , when reason told her that no one would blame him if he turned her away for what she had done . |
| 7 | Reason told him that was all nonsense ; but reason was being steadily eroded by a terrible unnatural fear over which he was losing all control . |
| 8 | It was claustrophobic to feel that the outside world , which reason told you was still there , was in fact disappearing . |