Example sentences of "told [pn reflx] [pron] was [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he immediately told himself there was no compromise in accepting a cup of tea ; RAF men were invited into all kinds of homes in the district . |
| 2 | It was in vain that she told herself he was a stranger , a man who had probably by now forgotten her . |
| 3 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 4 | She stood under the shower and told herself it was the water that was running down her face and not tears . |
| 5 | I raged inwardly against his injustice and vindictiveness ; I told myself he was a pro-Jewish fanatic , and anti-feminist to the point of misogynism ; that he was a bigot , a bully and a nepotist ( this last was more than unfair , as the extent of his nepotism was his sister 's husband 's niece who was a chambermaid ) . |