Example sentences of "tell [pron] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 31 | He told me once that to his mind organized religion destroyed moral and spiritual values . |
| 32 | He told me once that he had worked as a farm hand for six shillings a day for thirty years , yet still managed to save enough to buy his own little place . |
| 33 | ‘ I know , but she told me once that that was enough for her . |
| 34 | Palled by the bleak , dusty nooks of outer Dublin ( my mother told me once that eventually , in some parts , all cities look like Brooklyn , and I 'm beginning to see her point ) , I expect the hospital to be yet a stranger place . |
| 35 | ‘ I 'm not sure , but Edwin told me once that there was less than a dozen pictures altogether . |
| 36 | You told me once that it was important for a dancer to eat plenty of protein . ’ |
| 37 | Told me , she actually told me once that she considered herself lucky to er , have met David , I reckon she did because er , she , she was divorced then and er of course , did n't she have a son ? |
| 38 | ‘ Years later , ’ recalled Sherrin , ‘ he told me ruefully that he envied David Hemmings , then still a boy soprano , who played the child lead . |
| 39 | Carrington was lying on his bunk , fully clothed , and he told himself afterwards that he had known she was outside his cabin before she touched the handle . |
| 40 | I I I I 'm until you spoke to the collators department , they told you simply that they knew each other . |
| 41 | ‘ When I told you earlier that Alan Dysart had once worked for me , you seemed … surprised . |
| 42 | ‘ I told you before that he 's throwing your plans overboard one by one . |
| 43 | But that they see this , mind I told you before that this brace was awfully sore and that painful . |
| 44 | Also , how would you feel if your bosses came in and told you suddenly that you can move to another firm ‘ if you want to ’ . |
| 45 | If I told you now that we needed another five gangs of floor tilers or whatever it was which you had n't got enough of , it wo n't be floor tilers something you have n't got enough of , everything , could you get them by Monday ? |
| 46 | She told herself later that she could n't have been expected to remember what a knife-edge he lived on , how hard it was for him to trust anyone . |
| 47 | She had eaten too many cookies at the tea and was feeling nauseated in consequence , but told herself wrathfully that it was Boyd 's disgusting ways that had done it . |
| 48 | She told herself firmly that he did not suspect a thing , but he suddenly slanted a brilliant glance across at her and she was n't at all sure what he thought . |
| 49 | She told herself sternly that the time had passed when sympathy , hope , tender care , even love could have anything to do with the figure on the bed . |
| 50 | Hari 's face was pale and Emily told herself sternly that it was all for the best , together she and Hari would prosper . |
| 51 | She told herself sternly that she must shake off this tendency towards romantic fantasy . |
| 52 | I told him simply that I had felt ill at a very unfortunate moment . |
| 53 | In France , meeting with the head of Ariola Records , the company responsible for distributing Virgin in that country , Branson listened with interest as the managing director told him excitedly that Ariola were about to pull off an enormous coup by signing Julien Clerc , France 's Frank Sinatra . |
| 54 | The Doctor had known many of the great leaders in the history of Earth and his instincts told him immediately that Witcher was not one of them . |
| 55 | After a performance in Manchester towards the end of 1989 , Gedge was accosted by a group of fans who told him vehemently that the band 's new songs were poor compared with previous material . |
| 56 | I just hope his source is more reliable than the Yard chap who told him confidentially that Theo Sykes killed Puddephat . ’ |
| 57 | When he ordered her to open the safe , she told him truthfully that she did not carry the keys . |
| 58 | The Lord told him plainly that entering the Kingdom demanded a new start . |
| 59 | I told him also that Britain 's only strategic weapon would be the minimum deterrent constituted by Trident . |
| 60 | ‘ We talked about it , ’ said Jenny , ‘ because I told him frankly that I was in love with Jamie , and he looked at me as if I needed my head examined ! ’ |