Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] tell the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were obviously telling the truth about themselves . |
| 2 | It was undemocratic and the Government were not telling the truth when they said that they would look at all the submissions in a fair and honest manner . |
| 3 | He criticised the system of screening and the appeals tribunal for refugees due to be sent back , saying they were forbidden to be present , allowed no legal representation , and were not told the reasons for decisions . |
| 4 | If they were not told the embarrassing source of these words — and perhaps even if they were — most Asians would give a vigorous nod of approval to the sentiments expressed by Neville Chamberlain when Germany annexed the Sudetenland in 1938 : ‘ How horrible , fantastic , incredible it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom we know nothing . ’ |
| 5 | These nine Orkney children were not informed ; they were not told the Hearing was taking place ; , they were not given any sort of explanation . |
| 6 | The second group was told the title after they had read the passage , while the third group were not told the title at all . |
| 7 | One reason for this is probably that subjects who were not told the overall theme of the passage until the end were able to draw on their knowledge of similar stories which they had heard before . |
| 8 | They are bitter that when Dupont took over the workers were not told the true situation . |
| 9 | Distressed relatives were soon telling the local press tales of how their depressed loved ones had managed to leave the unit just hours before their deaths . |
| 10 | They were also told the penalty for non-compliance was up to seven years in prison and an unlimited fine under Section 77 of the financial Services Act . |
| 11 | ‘ Our Leader does n't like to be told that his election was a fraud , that actual grievous bodily harm was perpetrated to bring him victory , that people were n't telling the truth when they said they wanted him , only him , when they said their hearts beat as one with love of him . |
| 12 | He was just telling the driver of the light engine that he would be away in a minute , when from Bradley Fold station box came the 4-5-5 signal ( train or vehicles running away on the right line ) . |
| 13 | That 's it , I said I was just telling the children well what happens if anything happened to Brian . |
| 14 | He was just told the bare charge . |
| 15 | They immediately seized on it as evidence that Mr Major was not telling the whole truth about Europe . |
| 16 | As the Court of Appeal put it : ‘ Somebody was not telling the truth and it could not be said that it was not a relevant matter for the jury to be told that one man had been dishonest in the past . ’ |
| 17 | D'Indy 's desire to adapt the inner parts in order to present the work of his great predecessor in a better light is perhaps understandable ; some might argue that his only sin was not to tell the user what he had done . |
| 18 | Judge Henry Pownall was yesterday told the 47-year-old was still on the run . |
| 19 | The conclusion which each of us independently has reached in this court on the vital part of his story is that he was clearly telling the truth … we see no justification for disturbing the verdicts which in our view were entirely correct . ’ |
| 20 | Vinelott J. was probably told the same . |
| 21 | The main thrust of this passage , it must be said , was to instil a measure of resolve into jurors who , even if intellectually convinced , might shrink from the unwelcome duty of convicting on a capital charge , but the words emphasised above show that the judge ( who had earlier adverted to the burden of proof ) was also telling the jury to concentrate on the evidence . |
| 22 | Sequent was also told the NT client could ship at the end of May , simultaneous with system 's launch at Comdex Spring/Windows World . |
| 23 | Sequent was also told the NT client could ship at the end of this month , simultaneously with system 's launch at Comdex Spring/Windows World . |
| 24 | ‘ I was n't telling the truth yesterday . ’ |
| 25 | He kept his face turned away from her so that she would n't see that he was n't telling the whole truth . |
| 26 | Kate shook her head again , saying she did n't know , and Mrs Blakey was aware she was n't telling the truth . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm not interested , ’ she said , knowing she was n't telling the whole truth . |
| 28 | He was n't telling the fans anything they do n't already know that this Everton team has been allowed to slide into mediocrity , and that the values of the old ‘ school of science ’ have been allowed to melt away like snow in the Sahara . |
| 29 | He was about to tell the Headmaster the Bookman had a whole box of questions in his home but stopped himself in time . |
| 30 | After having her breast removed , she was then told the malignancy had spread to the lymph nodes under her arm . |