Sentence examples for had told on from inspiring English sources
I had told on my brother, my hero, effortlessly.
The files in there caused great convulsions when they were opened, after the Wall came down; people read about their own lives, as reported by the informants that turned out to be all around them — in their offices, their schools, their bedrooms; or inventories of things they themselves had told on others.
Because she had told on him and later testified at his trial, "I thought if I spoke I could kill anyone," she said years later.
The strain has told on the labour movement.
Yet there are signs that the pressure India has been applying, principally through America, has told on its neighbour.
Were you surprised at the outrage that stirred up? A. That's the kind of joke I would have told on Letterman.
The strain of the past few days must have told on the President, who has been suffering from heart trouble for some years.
I can count the number of people I've told on my hand but all my friends and family I've told have been so supportive which has been great.
Cliftonville boss Tommy Breslin admitted tiredness might have told on his team at the end of a season which saw them win the Premiership and the League Cup.
The strains of the journey, or perhaps the unfamiliarity with his new team-mates, appeared to have told on the United States international when he was exposed twice within the opening minutes.
