Example sentences of "[was/were] tell [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , under the 1907 provisions for the medical inspection of children , parents ( and again the responsibility usually fell on the mother ) were told what was wrong with their children but were left with the task of seeking and paying for treatment , dependants being excluded from the provisions of the 1911 National Health Insurance Act . |
| 2 | We were told we were mad and we could n't rear you . |
| 3 | In a similar 1984 incident , phenol polluted 2 million peoples ' water on Merseyside , and although the public were told it was safe , a subsequent study found 40 per cent of consumers had at least one symptom of poisoning . |
| 4 | Firefighters attended the blaze at the terraced house just off North Road , Darlington , where they were told there were four people inside the burning house . |
| 5 | But when the Mirror attempted to contact MISTER Hooton we were told he was unavailable … by a colleague calling herself MISS Russell . |
| 6 | I was told you were intuitive , original , and well-connected . ’ |
| 7 | She asked , with some apprehension , how Miss Blagden had left Ferdinando and was told he was well but anxious about her and eager to return to Florence . |
| 8 | ‘ So when I contacted Liverpool and was told he was available I w sted no time in setting up the deal . |
| 9 | ‘ When I made inquiries , I was told he was last seen headin' for Castlebar . |
| 10 | He was told he was wrong . |
| 11 | ‘ I was told he was interested so I wrote to him asking for advice on my career . |
| 12 | A High Court judge was told it was unlawful to jail him for so long . |
| 13 | ‘ I had a test done and when I was told it was positive , my husband and I both knew , as if by some sort of sixth sense , that this was the baby that would make it . ’ |
| 14 | I was told it was 2.30 and I started home without blushing . |
| 15 | One of the lucky ones shortlisted for an interview for the clerical post said : ‘ I was told I was one of 33 people to get an interview after more than 1,000 people applied . |
| 16 | ‘ So right from an early age I was told I was special . |
| 17 | During one , she was told there were 55 emergencies waiting to be dealt with . |
| 18 | On calling the receiver , Michele , a clerical assistant and word processor operator , was told she was unlikely to see any of her money , because large creditors were already in line . |
| 19 | And I said well I was told she was ill so I said I wo n't ring her up then but I was thinking of ringing you up but will you be alright hopefully for next Friday ? |