Example sentences of "[was/were] tell of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier , deputies were told of a breakthrough in the Black Sea Fleet conflict which had escalated tensions between Moscow and Kiev to dangerous levels . |
| 2 | Members of the housing committee of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities were told of a complaint by Tweeddale District Council over a request by a tenant , who was exercising his right-to-buy for the first time , that his fiancee be included as a joint purchaser . |
| 3 | Magistrates at Aylesbury were told of an incident last year involving horse called Max which was owned by Mr Hill and ridden by his wife Trelawny . |
| 4 | In January 1953 the universities and the WEA were told of the Minister 's intention to cut grant-aid towards their adult education work by 10% for the educational year beginning the following August . |
| 5 | ‘ The fund 's external investment advisers , Geoffrey Morley and Partners , have confirmed that although they were told of the scheme , they were not asked to give advice , contrary to a written assurance to a councillor by Reg Beard , the council treasurer , that they had been consulted . |
| 6 | Regional organiser at the General and Municipal Boilermakers ' Union Derek Cattell said : ‘ The workforce were told of the closure by managing director Tony Jowett . |
| 7 | In the Victorian story , Eyes and No-Eyes , we were told of the difference between the characters . |
| 8 | The Committee was told of a backlog of maintenance . |
| 9 | Colt was told of a target and an address . |
| 10 | The court was told of a catalogue of filthy practises in the kitchen , but one of the owners says he 's been harshly treated |
| 11 | A jury at Bristol crown court was told of an insurance policy paying six thousands pounds a year until their children grew up . |
| 12 | In fact , I was told of an occasion when a power-pole had to be replaced because a woodpecker had dug a hole ‘ you could hide a beer can in ’ , as my informant said ! |
| 13 | As an illustration of how it can occur , the field-worker was told of an incident in which a driver was asked to stop for failing to wear a seat-belt , upon which he sped off , necessitating a car chase , which eventually ended with two cars being wrecked and a policeman injured . |
| 14 | I was told of the story by a friend who knew the old platelayer who we shall call Fred . |
| 15 | In Mordauntt v. British Oil & Cake Mills Ltd. ( 1910 K.B. ) the seller was told of the sub-sale by the buyer only after it had been made . |
| 16 | After his sensational ( and bloodthirsty ? ) triumph over the priests of Baal on Mount Carmel , he was told of the threat to his life by Ahab 's foreign queen Jezebel , and decided to flee down to the desert around Mount Sinai , the home of many prophets and a place of pilgrimage for many more . |
| 17 | When he was told of the hierarchy 's opposition to any bill of this kind , Dr Browne , himself secularly inclined , submitted his proposals and arguments to the hierarchy for approval , just as a previous Health Minister , Dr Walsh , had consulted Archbishop McQuaid on a similar matter in 1946 . |
| 18 | ‘ My husband went to register him and was told of the tree offer . |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd be amazed how many workers are prepared to offload their problems during the witching hour , ’ he said when he was told of the project . |
| 20 | There had been little dispute about anything else Thorfinn had wanted to do since the day he was told of the fighting in Lothian . |
| 21 | Mother-of-two Lesley Adams , 28 , gassed herself in her car at her Plymouth home , hours after she was told of the allegation by her boss . |
| 22 | Scott was told of the effect of Ruskin 's intervention over Freeman 's letter in The Times by George Dasent , the assistant editor , which coupled with the tone of the letter to Dallas ensured that by late 1859 there was a complete breach between Scott and Ruskin . |
| 23 | She was told of the importance of completing the course , even though her cellulitis appeared to be improving . |
| 24 | Referee Bob Nixon was told of the outburst and immediately showed the red card to the big target man . |