Example sentences of "[was/were] tell [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't falter and they were told a European holiday was theirs . |
| 2 | Er , Jim , Birmingham , West er , Midlands er , supporting er , the sectionalization of the union because erm , we were told a few months ago it was passed for nineteen ninety one . |
| 3 | The applicants were not consulted but they were told the minimum period of imprisonment they would have to serve before their cases would be reviewed . |
| 4 | The National Council of Women in Darlington , which met at the Coachman Hotel this week , were told the tenyear-old reservoir had staved off drought in the North-East . |
| 5 | We gave him a Bronx cheer and a brief round of applause , ate and chatted our way through two more boxes of popcorn , until , finally , fifty minutes later , we were told the only remaining power was in his elbow and would we like our money back ? |
| 6 | Others were told the insidious lie , ‘ We too can be as gods . ’ |
| 7 | Can you imagine going into a Hi-Fi , VCR or camera shop and in response to a question about Bitstream Processing , Nicam Transmission or intelligent autofocus respectively , you were told the above ? |
| 8 | The children were then to be given clues to help them solve the mysteries and they were to tell the Pink Panther ( who was not privy to this information ) who had committed which crime . |
| 9 | I do n't think I was told a great deal about the facts of life . |
| 10 | I was told a hundred and one pound fifty two would be to keep my two children , my ex-wife , her husband and their child , by a Social Security expert . |
| 11 | Although his voice rides the airwaves as fresh as it ever did , he admits that physically he is past his prime : arthritis brings him recurring pain in his legs although he has already lived 18 months longer than he was told a 60-a-day smoking habit would allow . |
| 12 | After thinking about it , Cameron replied , ‘ James , I was told a good thing once , by the sawyer at Bunarkaig . |
| 13 | The committee was told a similar event in Stockton had been a great success . |
| 14 | This year the big attraction at Christie 's summer party was the Badminton Bureau , a truly magnificent piece of furniture for which I was told a special place was built at Badminton House . |
| 15 | Whitlock telephoned them the moment he returned to the hotel but when Sabrina contacted Lausanne station she was told the only afternoon train had already departed . |
| 16 | Yesterday Teesside Crown Court was told the armed response came after Sadhana Nazir tipped off the police that her boyfriend Asaf Mansha had returned to their home in Grange Road , Thornaby , with two other men with stolen goods . |
| 17 | ‘ But when I went back the next day , I was told the two shops were no longer connected . |
| 18 | It first approached the CNAA in 1971 , and after some initial doubts on the part of the Council , it was told the following year that the CNAA might be able to consider a formal approach on condition that the new institution was not called a ‘ university ’ — since the CNAA was precluded by its Charter from the validation of universities . |
| 19 | Although Faulkner wanted a guarantee that the agreement was constitutionally sound , he was told the Supreme Court would decide . |
| 20 | After about a month I rang and was told I 'd be hearing something soon , and when I did n't I phoned again a month or so later and was told the same . |
| 21 | Daffodil with enthusiasm was telling a cool Bambi that she should try some face cream or other that helped with wrinkles . |
| 22 | Sheridan Lorrimore was telling a long-suffering good-natured couple all about his prowess at ice hockey and Xanthe , pouting and put out at having been temporarily deserted by Mrs Young , had ended up next to Giles-the-murderer whose real-life preference , I 'd gathered , was for boys . |
| 23 | ‘ My people used to have an estancia in Chorley Wood , ’ she was telling an uncomprehending Mrs Miguel . |
| 24 | At the start of August the former was telling the outside world of Russia 's quick recovery , just when the latter was still being very pessimistic . |
| 25 | Babs was telling the Lost Boys a story of how mothers always waited for their children to return : |
| 26 | At the same time , as with so many of his ploys , he was telling the absolute truth about his situation . |
| 27 | I did n't even have time to say hello before he was telling the whole room about us breaking into Puddephat 's rooms . |
| 28 | Once more , he was telling the same jokes before a show went on the air or was finally taped . |
| 29 | I mean , we did n't … he did n't … ’ she faltered , not at all sure she was telling the exact truth . |
| 30 | On 17 July 1991 D. began staying access with his mother , and the mother was telling the social services and the guardian ad litem who had been appointed in the juvenile court proceedings that her relationship with the father was over . |