Example sentences of "news was [verb] to [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Words fail one at such moments ’ said the President when the news was broken to him at the Kremlin by the Norwegian Ambassador , but immediately recovering his powers of speech , he said he did n't see the prize as a personal achievement . |
| 2 | When Stephen returned the following day , the news was broken to him in the stable block by the groom who took his horse . |
| 3 | I felt that the news was broken to us in a very inhumane manner , but perhaps there is no way to sweeten the statement , and the sooner the news is conveyed the better for both the giver and receiver . |
| 4 | As a consequence , both Cushing and Lovett resigned , as did the 44-times capped McHarg when the news was relayed to him in India , which is a sad way to end a relationship which stretches back for well over two decades . |
| 5 | Shortly after my visit to Mavhinje , and completely unexpectedly , the news was brought to me of paolo 's death from meningitis in the hospital in Parma . |