Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] tell [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last week , I was told about a club that closed an hour and a half early because the organisers were so freaked out by the number of collapses . |
| 2 | You know , I was told about the bogie man , but the bogie man , I now know , did n't , did n't , did n't , did n't exist . |
| 3 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 4 | I was told at the Bar that in section 25 application cases hearsay evidence was regarded in some family proceedings courts as not admissible . |
| 5 | I was told at the time that this system had been adopted because it was impossible to fit a mechanical servo as fitted to the Series III without major surgery , |
| 6 | The crimps were of course very active and I was told at the time that they would be paid as much as two pounds for every man whom they recruited . |
| 7 | I would say from the point where I was told on the radio that the officers were entering the premises to the point where I was told everybody was secured , could not be more than four five minutes . |
| 8 | I was told of the story by a friend who knew the old platelayer who we shall call Fred . |
| 9 | In fact , I was told of an occasion when a power-pole had to be replaced because a woodpecker had dug a hole ‘ you could hide a beer can in ’ , as my informant said ! |
| 10 | writes from : AS A barmaid , I was told by a customer — a Mr Brewster — that his ancestor founded the annual Brewster Sessions when all pub licences are up for renewal . |
| 11 | That was totally unplanned. erm I was told by a friend that there was erm Pebble Mill were going to organise an Environment Project Competition for Great Britain , and they suggested I sent for a form , which I did , and filled it in , and erm to my astonishment a film crew came down and filmed the pond , and later on I was invited with my husband to Pebble Mill to get this award and it was given me by Virginia Mackenna and Bill Waters , and David Bellamy was there , and erm we had a wonderful time . |
| 12 | ‘ I was told by a Minister that lives in the SAS were expendable . |
| 13 | When I moved to Gloucestershire in 1961 I was told by a neighbour to lie low and remember that , although the progeny of an adjacent county ( Worcestershire ) , I would be held a foreigner by Gloucestershire folk for at least 25 years . |
| 14 | I was told by a Milanese , with a wry smile , that it was as well the prophet had not heard of smog , or that would have been included as well . |
| 15 | The main value of ‘ Heshang ’ , I was told by a number of commentators , was that it did ‘ wake people up ’ and shake them out of their apathy . |
| 16 | Earlier today I was told by a representative from the band 's record company , Warner Brothers , ‘ Al will kick anybody who touches him . ’ |
| 17 | At school I was told by the matron that I would die if I continued to lose weight . |
| 18 | I was told by the retailer that he had lost a number of Emperors due to aggression in the confines of a small tank in his store . |
| 19 | And I was tel telling , I did n't realize that erm not getting a fa erm a squint patched was erm as dangerous as it is , as , I was told by the ophthalamagist that she could , he could lose his eyesight if he had n't erm did n't get his eye patched because they will stop using the eye , and the eyesight would go . |
| 20 | I was told by the team management not to make any statements to the media about the relay incident at the training track , and I stuck by that . |
| 21 | This , I was told by the teacher who tracked up in his car , was cross-country running . |
| 22 | Corinne Dufka said : ‘ At Dikfer hospital I was told by an official there that they had admitted 25 wounded people , most of them with gunshot wounds . ’ |
| 23 | Corinne Dufka said : ‘ At Dikfer hospital I was told by an official there that they had admitted 25 wounded people , most of them with gunshot wounds . ’ |
| 24 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 25 | Or you might have become part of a large co-operative farm , where you would virtually farm as you were told in every facet by those in charge . |
| 26 | Mother-of-two Lesley Adams , 28 , gassed herself in her car at her Plymouth home , hours after she was told of the allegation by her boss . |
| 27 | She was told of the importance of completing the course , even though her cellulitis appeared to be improving . |
| 28 | She 'd gone into labour when she was told about the Antelope , and Martin was born about a month premature . |
| 29 | She was told by the Chief Constable of the district ( who was accompanied by the Inspector who became the respondent in the appeal ) that a meeting could not be held on the spot , but could be held some 175 yards distant , around the corner . |
| 30 | Oh we Oh I suppose we were told about the war but being young and heedless we would not take it all in . |