Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | That 's when I told her the rest . |
| 32 | I told her the answer was the Sun . |
| 33 | And so I told her the whole story of my lonely childhood with the Reed family , and of my terrible experience in the red room . |
| 34 | I told her the flat was in too disgusting a state for her to come and visit . |
| 35 | That 's life , on Vadinamia , as I said to Mala when I told her the news . |
| 36 | I told her the story about the wine , that 's all . |
| 37 | I told her the brutal truth — how I 'd tried to buy a love-nest for us and got involved with the wrong property men . |
| 38 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 39 | They were very pleased when I told them the outcome of my night on the tiles and Otley sat next to me on the sofa with his arm round my shoulders . |
| 40 | ‘ When my friends asked me why I left the ministry , I told them the focus was too narrow . |
| 41 | Later , when Frankie and Liza , my brother and sister , came in from playing I told them the sad news , but they did n't seem very upset . |
| 42 | I told them the truth — he visits me , but he does n't live here . |
| 43 | I told them the arguments put forward by Visual Effects , only to be told in return manufacturing a conical base would have been much easier as it could all have been done from one two-part mould in half the time . ’ |
| 44 | That 's why I sa that 's why I told them the weekend I thought at least I 'll have something sha n't I ? |
| 45 | I told him the history of the charts , my initial idea for a peephole of some sort . |
| 46 | For the rest of the journey I told him the plot of My Fair Lady . |
| 47 | We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his . |
| 48 | I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’ |
| 49 | And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’ |
| 50 | I told him the credit authority number . |
| 51 | So when the Sergeant-Major asked me where I hoped to be posted eventually , I told him the 2ème Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes ; this did n't surprise him as most British recruits said the same thing . |
| 52 | At least he knew I told him the truth . |
| 53 | I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England , and he told me about his country and his people . |
| 54 | I told him the captain was out walking , and the man waited , like a cat waiting for a mouse . |
| 55 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 56 | I told him the love and character evident in that sofa was worth at least £50 . |
| 57 | ‘ I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’ |
| 58 | I told him the maps we should need , and he promised to have all the necessary Ordnance map sheets ready . |
| 59 | Mid-level Immediately I told him the truth about it , ( he relented . ) |
| 60 | But I told him the best publishers to try — the pink-ohs , you know . |