Example sentences of "[vb past] her [that] his " in BNC.

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1 Eleanor had discussed this reaction with Nigel , hoping that he 'd volunteer to do all the phoning in future , but he just assured her that his marriage was an open one .
2 He quietly assured her that his major interest would be in her welfare .
3 She was most solicitous ( scheming bitch ! ) so he told her that his wife was cured and they went back to the same old routine .
4 Not in a career sense , because the leaden weight that lay on her heart told her that his career was now Loxford with Quindale , Church End , New End and Snead until relieved by the trumpets of Doomsday , but as a person .
5 At night , however , or during the long school holidays , she read detective stories , earning the contempt of her father who told her that his answer to the question ‘ Who dun n it ? ’ was invariably ‘ Who cares ? ’
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