1.   In any case, he told himself with sinking heart, the damn thing would only follow him again.

2.   In that case, he told me with a grim expression, there was something he had to warn me about.

3.   It is a cautionary tale told with sad humour on the border between innocence and togetherness.

4.   One story, which Kay Collins tells with real pleasure, has to do with a quarrel between a husband and wife.

5.   She threw me a warning glance, telling me with her eyes to stay well away.

6.   His stories are always told with bravado.

7.   The story, told with mounting bitterness, was a classic example of a well-intentioned action leading to tragedy.

8.   He told me with simple gravity, as a matter decided and not to be discussed, that he had decided to resign his office.