Example sentences of "[conj] told [pron] [adv] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Jewish family got back their papers and told me afterwards that if I had n't been there to see it , God knows what might have happened to them . |
| 2 | Very soon the landlord appeared , and told her shortly that he possessed neither car nor pony-and-trap . |
| 3 | What was even more worrying was that she had never cried and even when he remonstrated with her and told her bluntly that their two children were dead and buried she just smiled and turned away . |
| 4 | I did ask if they 'd had a nice meal , but Lisabeth just ‘ harrumphed ’ so I dropped the subject and told them instead that I was going to meet Duncan and collect Salome 's car . |
| 5 | 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 ’ . |
| 6 | 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 . |