Example sentences of "tell [prep] [art] [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against a thumping back-beat , it told of a love affair between ‘ Harry and Johnny 's wife ’ . |
| 2 | The latter told of a hack TV gag writer ( Jason Robards Jr ) trying to prevent his precocious twelve-year-old nephew from being taken away from him by a Child Welfare Officer ( William Daniels ) . |
| 3 | BRAVE singer Olivia Newton-John told of the nightmare day she learned she had cancer just hours after her father died . |
| 4 | Ghislain Pascal of Survival International says the Amerindians who live in the area have not been told about the logging plans and deplores the fact that " Samling — which has devastated the lands of the Dayak peoples in Sarawak — should ever be able to negotiate a deal without social and environmental impact assessment being carried out . " |
| 5 | I 'd been told about the Afon Por-Gilli but never got around to finding and paddling it so when I found that I had the first Wednesday of the month off we set off westbound across the border . |
| 6 | No solicitor can sue for fees unless the client has been told about the remuneration certificate procedure . |
| 7 | The police were also told about the yacht Ouvéa and its four-man French crew and on 15 July officers flew to Norfolk Island to interrogate them , although Maniguet had left the island for Australia that morning . |
| 8 | Some patients , perhaps especially those who express anxiety about the risk of fire or who are known to have experienced a fire , may welcome being told about the fire precautions in the ward . |
| 9 | Half an hour later Julia agreed the police should not be told about the number plate until Tuesday . |
| 10 | You know , I was told about the bogie man , but the bogie man , I now know , did n't , did n't , did n't , did n't exist . |
| 11 | One angry passenger claimed travellers were not told about the bomb warning . |
| 12 | These trends indicate how difficult it is for the market to translate what it has been told about the purchasing power of this group into reality . |
| 13 | A story is told of a water bull who valiantly fought an Each-Uisge to the death in order to save the life of a servant girl who tended the needs of fairy cattle . |
| 14 | A wonderful story is told of a concert programme that was prepared using desktop publishing by a fairly well-known organisation . |
| 15 | A jury at Bristol crown court was told of an insurance policy paying six thousands pounds a year until their children grew up . |
| 16 | Conclusions arrived at from the interim report following Semester 1 interviews pointed to an apparent need ( indeed , a desire ) on the part of students for them to be told of the Enterprise Content in each module in advance and for a level of understanding about transferable skills to be attained by students upon their arrival at Napier . |
| 17 | ‘ My husband went to register him and was told of the tree offer . |
| 18 | At first , Hendry was not told of the mystery woman 's mission but was informed when he noticed the beefed-up security at his matches . |
| 19 | The row deepened with revelations that the BBC board was not told of the tax arrangement and was not aware that the director-general job had not been advertised before Mr Birt was appointed . |
| 20 | The ITN report said that unions would be told of the job losses today , when annual profits are published . |
| 21 | Easily told from the swallow tribe by short tail and long curved wings , as well as by all dark plumage , apart from whitish throat , rather more obvious in juvenile which also has pale tips to wing feathers . |
| 22 | The story of how the convalescent David Stirling got his proposal into the hands of General Auchinleck was told to the journalist Virginia Cowles in 1958 , and is based on Stirling 's memory of events not too long after they occurred . |
| 23 | ‘ There will be changes in company structure in the autumn ’ , ‘ Yes , Jane mentioned you were feeling a little under par at the meeting ’ , ‘ Watch your back with him ’ and , as told to an actor post-performance in the dressing room by a friend and rival , ‘ What about you , then ? ’ |
| 24 | His misery drove him to the theatre again , uselessly ; he had used up Dinah 's tickets , and was told at the box office that all seats were sold out . |
| 25 | The long and complex story is brilliantly told by a relay team of scholars assembled by the Antique Collectors ' Club for this handsomely produced and prodigally illustrated book . |
| 26 | I can remember once being told by a karate teacher that the trick of breaking planks of wood with the edge of your hand was to aim your blow not at the planks but about six inches below them . |
| 27 | Andrew O'Shea ( 31 ) , who was stationed at Donnybrook , told the High Court in Dublin that in April , 1992 , he was told by a detective inspector that a prostitute had made an allegation of robbery and assault against him . |
| 28 | I am told by the probation service , social workers , educationists , and those involved in the youth offenders institute in my constituency that the turning point comes in the late teens , when such offenders get a regular girl friend and decide that it is about time that they acted a little more responsibly . |
| 29 | She was told by the Chief Constable of the district ( who was accompanied by the Inspector who became the respondent in the appeal ) that a meeting could not be held on the spot , but could be held some 175 yards distant , around the corner . |
| 30 | Lady Richelda is believed to have been told by the Virgin Mary to build a replica of her house in Nazareth . |