Example sentences of "warn [pron] [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Riders from the Empire sent word to Bretonnia , Kislev , and the southern kingdoms warning them of the inevitable approach of the armada . |
| 2 | In letters to charities she is warning them about the extra administration time that trustees will spend making tax claims and notifying changes of registered particulars , and advising them that much of it could be saved by selling existing investments and contributing the proceeds of sale to a common investment fund . |
| 3 | Wednesday there was a letter , an imprecation almost , from an investment company warning me of the dire consequences of not having a pension . |
| 4 | Close to it at a March meeting in 1585 accusations of a theft of some Scottish spurs and counter-accusations of ‘ a pretended matter beforehand ’ began to fly to and fro , until without warning someone on the Scottish side shot and killed Russell . |
| 5 | He is a zealous Cassandra , frantically warning us about the Trojan Horse of Monsieur Delors 's federalism . |
| 6 | She warned them about the steep steps . |
| 7 | Loyalist protesters have shouted ‘ SS-RUC ’ and ‘ Dublin 's lap dogs ’ , whilst some elected MPs have exhorted RUC men to resign or mutiny and warned them of the possible consequences of their ‘ disloyalty ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 8 | Then , on April 8th , while on patrol the ‘ Lieutenant Mathematician ’ captured two German deserters , who conveniently warned them of the coming attack . |
| 9 | It was me who warned you of the Fascist element infiltrating at Danino 's . |
| 10 | Our crewmates warned us about the Biranese girls ' reputation as practitioners of a dangerous form of magic which could trap a man on their island for ever ; then they disappeared ashore into the backstreets . |
| 11 | Another time perhaps you will listen to me when I warn you of the dangerous ground you are treading . ’ |
| 12 | She hardly dared to draw the curtains to show herself to the other girls , though she had warned them of the horrid sight in store for them . |
| 13 | In founding Lampsacus they killed off all the natives , but they did it in self-defence ; the daughter of the local king had warned them of the impending attack . |
| 14 | John Parsons , deputy Treasurer to the Queen , has written to staff to warn them of the new tax regulation . |
| 15 | Workers in nuclear and radiographic installations would then not need radiation badges , or monitoring instruments to warn them of the unseen danger all around . |
| 16 | Did she warn you of the new plot , and needed protection ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ As your legal adviser , Mrs Quatt , I conceived it to be my duty to warn you of the possible consequences of your words . ’ |
| 18 | It is hard to judge how effective MI6 is today because on the only recent occasion it was needed , to warn us of the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982 , it either failed completely or the Foreign Office deliberately presented MI6 's information to the government in a way that precluded it being taken seriously . |