Example sentences of "be tell that [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel I 'm just regarded as a neurotic woman I 've been told that by Mr I 've found that is was very yes I have do n't deny it . |
| 2 | Since then she has abandoned her contact lens in favour of glasses , having been told that in time her sight will return to normal . |
| 3 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
| 4 | He maintained that the rule was an essential concomitant of the poll tax because it was a personal tax , yet we are told that in respect of the council tax , which is also , at least as to 50 per cent. , a personal tax , there is no difficulty in doing away with the 20 per cent . |
| 5 | Tottenham were furious and protested to the League , only to be told that under wartime regulations it was perfectly in order . |
| 6 | Lessees are sometimes astonished to be told that in spite of obtaining planning permission with their landlord 's knowledge , they still require his consent and if he is not inclined to give it , the means of getting him to agree can be difficult , slow and expensive . |
| 7 | When we said we could not recall the SoS intervening to revise county estimates of population growth downwards ( although he had just intervened to revise Gwynedd 's upwards ) we were told that of course Mr Hunt shares the counties ' desire for growth and expansion . |
| 8 | There they were told that under Transfer of Undertakings regulations , Arkells had no right to dismiss them . |
| 9 | Magistrates were told that in February this year , while working in the Ashbury Lodge Nursing Home in Swindon , she lost her temper and hit 88-year-old Sarah Fribbens in the face . |
| 10 | We were told that in winter when the lake is frozen , a large part is kept ice-free by directing water from the town 's hot water supply , and even the wild whooper swans come in to take advantage of the food offered . |
| 11 | The magistrates were told that from Febrary this year , until early September , he 'd been caught shoplifting , he 'd attacked police , kicked a police car , stolen a handbag from a 70 year old woman who was now afraid to go out , and caused criminal damage . |
| 12 | But the inquest was told that at night on B wing there was just one prison officer in charge of 120 inmates . |
| 13 | When Kalm visited Miller , they discussed cultivation of trees , particularly conifers , and he was told that at Woburn larches had been planted ‘ some in good soil , some in meagre ’ and the latter ‘ looked very lively , while the former looked quite drooping , as though they were obliged reluctantly to force themselves to grow ’ . |
| 14 | I was told that in Britain the weather has to be really dire before a mountain rescue search is called off . |
| 15 | When she concentrated , urging a reply , she was certain she was told that in return for her promise the facts of the last week would be altered , that yes , of course , a miracle was possible . |
| 16 | The court was told that in July last year , police were called to Jamie Blandford 's home on the Blenheim Estate after a break-in . |