The sergeant told his men to leave the boy behind.
I went to check out the body, because the sergeant had told me to.
One first sergeant told me something interesting, though not about our case.
The sergeant just shook his head and told me to contact my insurance company.
Sergeant May told his partner to phone in an alarm.
The sergeant called him and told me, "He don't sound good."
The sergeant told them to strap down and remained standing until all had done so.
The sergeant also told only one person, and this discreetly went on.
The sergeant might as well have told the squad of yesterday's weather.