Example sentences of "[conj] told him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
| 2 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 3 | After she contacted her boyfriend and told him the news , they immediately headed back to Leeds . |
| 4 | I always wrote the replies and told him the news and reassured him that Mum was watching his widow , which it gave her great pleasure to do . |
| 5 | I saw three movements and told him the Sonata would sound better if he made a very flashy last movement , but with content . |
| 6 | Preston was astonished at himself for letting it happen , but when he 'd first suggested wearing a condom Emily had said , ‘ You do n't have to , ’ and told him the story about her abortion , and he 'd felt too sorry for her , and too embarrassed , to insist on doing so for health reasons . |
| 7 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 8 | He showed Mr Utterson the broken stick and told him the servant girl 's story . |
| 9 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 10 | She resented his tone but told him the real news , Pascoe 's resignation . |