Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] tell the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gulamalis received their rent for the first three months , then nothing for four months , and were told the computer was broken , the accounts were being moved , the cheque was in the post , and so on . |
| 2 | The row behind leaned forward to ask what was so funny and were told the story . |
| 3 | The zinc bath would soon be filled Charlie came back into the kitchen and was told the news . |
| 4 | But in July last year he became quite ill and was told the tumour had become ‘ aggressive . ’ |
| 5 | Retired businessman had been trying to but the 1936 Armstrong Siddeley for years , but was told the car was not for sale . |