Example sentences of "told [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not need to be told that the factory girls were probably doing their best to make sure that it was impossible for her to pass without brushing against them , and that this would be construed as an insult . |
| 2 | By then the press had already been told that the likelihood was that this was a terrorist act : the media were already speculating on whether the perpetrators were Arab or Irish . |
| 3 | Later today , Mr Morrison and the three other members of the American delegation were told that the peace envoy plan was not supported by the majority of people in Northern Ireland . |
| 4 | The affidavit evidence of Mr. O'Connell , a partner in Marshalls , is that the debtor was told that the firm did not undertake legal aid work any longer . |
| 5 | When I telephoned Risley , I was told that the prisoner had been returned to Winson Green . |
| 6 | My office rang that prison today and was told that the prisoner has now been transferred to Walton prison . |
| 7 | Moved enough , anyway , to abandon their days work and come here to be told that the trumpet would sound , and poor old Eddy be raised incorruptible ? |
| 8 | The tips owners , who were not available for comment , have been told that the responsibility for making the tip safe is theirs , even though they had up until recently leased out the site to a local company which operated the tip . |
| 9 | The homoeopathic physician can on the other hand give the appropriate remedies for grief or fright , or whatever else it may have been , and experience the satisfaction of being told that the patient now feels better than she has done for years . |
| 10 | One group was told that the organisational norm was to ‘ avoid controversy ’ ; another was told that the norm was ‘ cooperative controversy ’ , ie. trying to agree ; a third was told that groups were out to win any arguments that arose , ie. ‘ competitive controversy ’ . |
| 11 | Ultimately her GP intervened and was told that the outlook was hopeless . |
| 12 | On that , I think it is generally known , that we , that Telford was n't anywhere near the top of the list , and it had been taken purely on the question of the er , needs of the various areas , it 's unlikely that Telford would have succeeded , even with its reduced geographical area , but I made discrete enquiries and was told that the factor which tipped er , the Commission in favour of Telford , and this has an important bearing on what we 're going to discuss later , was the fact that Telford has been very good in taking up schemes and providing their section , and not just the Wreakin District Council , other area , other bodies in Telford , of getting good innovative schemes off the ground and providing the cash , they did n't , as some areas did , get the status , and then hardly do anything about it . |
| 13 | One is constantly told that the difficulty is finding young people to join the voluntary ranks . |
| 14 | The court has been told that the girl had stolen the aersol she was using to inhale . |
| 15 | Bristol Crown Court was told that the girl had gone to the shops with a friend and stolen two cans of body spray . |
| 16 | The council was told that the cost had gone up by more than £100,000 because of vandalism to the project . |
| 17 | The court was told that the admissability of confessions allegedly made by the accused will be challenged by the defence . |
| 18 | Stirling was told that the army was about to launch an attack and that the destruction of aircraft on the forward landing fields was vital . |
| 19 | Carlisle Crown Court was told that the fighter ace — who was shot down over Italy — was spotted by police while driving to see a sick friend . |
| 20 | The committee will be told that the artist would be involved in moving and resiting the work which is being stored in Darlington . |
| 21 | How we survived remains a mystery , but when we eventually arrived at Backakeldy , we were told that the coastguard had been alerted and that our mad passage across the barriers had been watched in amazement by worried would-be rescuers . |
| 22 | We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery . |
| 23 | We are told that the animal had at some time been shot and wounded , so today it had been put out of its misery . |
| 24 | Kensington Palace contacted the producers to obtain an advance copy for the princess , but was told that the video tape , with the extra material , was already available in High Street , Kensington . |
| 25 | In September 1980 a meeting of the local CHCs with members of the Camden and Islington AHA was told that the North Camden |
| 26 | He said : ‘ What is the housewife going to do when she is told that the price of her electricity has now reached 10 pence per unit . |
| 27 | Moreover , he is told that the date of the first review is related to the length of time the Secretary of State decides he must serve for retribution and deterrence , and that the judicial view as to this period is a factor taken into account in making the decision . |
| 28 | A fatal accident inquiry at Dumbarton Sheriff Court yesterday was told that the pilot , Robert Watts , 53 , had been advised not to try to fly to Mull if he could avoid it . |
| 29 | To their great disappointment , they were told that the gas in Bank mine was not clearing and their rescue would be delayed . |
| 30 | ‘ The police were told that the truck was to be left alone until someone came and got it , ’ Myeloski went on , having regained his breath . |