Example sentences of "[noun] were tell the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( A similar finding emerged in the Dooling and Lachman ( 1971 ) experiment discussed earlier where more words closely related to the theme of the passage were incorrectly recalled when subjects were told the title of the passage before being presented with it . ) |
| 2 | But members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site built without Department of Environment grant aid was extremely basic and fell short of the type of accommodation provided on county council-owned sites . |
| 3 | Members of Durham County Council 's social services committee were told the site was extremely basic . |
| 4 | When further requests were made at 2.10pm and 2.15pm callers were told the ambulance was on its way , he said . |
| 5 | A second registrar examined Christopher , but decided it was possible Celia and Danny were telling the truth . |
| 6 | Members were told the weighbridge had already been installed and work on some of the other projects had also begun . |
| 7 | Members were told the move would compensate for the loss of car parking spaces in the High Street . |
| 8 | Now my Lord it 's at the beginning of October things start to go wrong in erm and as it is pleaded on the first of October er , the plaintiffs were told the , in correspondence from the bank , that the financial terms that the finances that had been approved in principal , were only going to be available if security was offered in respect of a number of properties . |
| 9 | An unhappy crowd were told the step had to be taken to attract more students and so protect the college 's long-term future . |
| 10 | Spectators were told the wind had increased . |
| 11 | When , therefore , Ministers were told the truth for which they were wholly unprepared , they were dazed . |
| 12 | Others were told the insidious lie , ‘ We too can be as gods . ’ |
| 13 | Magistrates were told the case had been discontinued . |
| 14 | Magistrates were told the fine would be paid within 28 days by the Catholic Church . |
| 15 | But after reading reports magistrates were told the youth had had difficulty coming to terms with his father 's recent death . |
| 16 | Third Division Torquay were told the colour would make visitors feel less competitive . |
| 17 | He was glad to hear that their priests were telling the people that the potato murrain was a visitation of the Almighty ; he only hoped they went on to draw the full lesson . |