Example sentences of "[noun] told her " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sudden drop in the wind told her the worst was over . |
| 2 | When the two-week holiday finished , Richard told her he was going to Dijon in the centre of France . |
| 3 | She says Richard told her they would n't open Heaven 's gates for him . |
| 4 | Madeira is a volcanic island and the temperature stays at roughly seventy degrees all year round , ’ Kay told her , ‘ so it 's just perfect . |
| 5 | Kay told her . |
| 6 | ‘ She 's at the 'ospital wiv 'im , Carrie , ’ Maisie told her . |
| 7 | She moistened her lips with the tip of her tongue and his sudden tension told her she was right . |
| 8 | ‘ We 've got even numbers now , Christine , ’ Ann told her . |
| 9 | ‘ I can live with it , ’ Mahoney told her , smiling . |
| 10 | The nearby Tompkins Square Park was dangerous , and walks by herself , Rosenberg told her , were out of the question . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's there , ’ Molly told her . |
| 12 | The small factory she 'd approached to undertake the making of the curtains , cushions and loose covers told her they 'd be ready to start in a few weeks ' time , and even allowing for this wildly optimistic schedule , she felt she ought to know when to expect delivery of the fabrics . |
| 13 | ‘ Of course she does have staff to hand around the nosh , ’ Ken told her . |
| 14 | Early the next year Lord Mansfield told her : |
| 15 | ‘ Then you must say , ’ David told her . |
| 16 | Relieved that he had apparently not betrayed himself and yet wishing that she had not moved away from him , David told her about the history of the old Jewish quarter of Venice . |
| 17 | ‘ No one , ’ David told her . |
| 18 | David told her that he had been thinking of working hard to get Amaranth Wilikins selected as the Conservative candidate for Arden in place of Sir Ralph . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , Donna 's coming along fine , ’ David told her . |
| 20 | Her logical mind told her that there was absolutely nothing wrong with her physically , and yet scarcely a day passed when she did not feel unwell or suffer some unidentified pain . |
| 21 | The room was in a state of some disorder , but as yet , the little cool area at the back of Alice 's mind told her , no permanent damage had been done . |
| 22 | Her highly alerted state of mind told her there was some purpose behind that question . |
| 23 | All she was capable of doing was gazing at him , hardly aware of her own nakedness , while her eyes and her mind told her that , far from having to pay for women 's favours , if Rune Christensen had been so inclined he could have made a fortune as a gigolo . |
| 24 | The respect that was growing so unstoppably in her heart and mind told her he not only meant what he said but had proven beyond doubt that he was capable of it . |
| 25 | Carlos told her he would wait at Camp IV while she attempted the summit , which he did until midday on the 13th , when he descended to Camp II at 6,800 metres . |
| 26 | His sweeping yet detailed glance told her he was thoroughly accustomed to the sight of a well-dressed woman , and she knew that in spite of his compliment he would recognise this dress as the countrified imitation of city fashions that it was . |
| 27 | His sideways glance told her he 'd noticed the manoeuvre but he merely smiled as if , knowing he could curtail it at any time , he was allowing her that small freedom . |
| 28 | According to Dr O'Toole , Dr Baltimore told her in 1986 that she could write a letter to Cell about it , but that he would publish a rejoinder . |
| 29 | ‘ We call it The Haunt , ’ Apanage told her , with a shrug . |
| 30 | Instinct and an adolescence spent in observation rather than practice told her this was the kind of man who ate little girls like Suzie for breakfast . |