Example sentences of "is tell of [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One story is told of a man who saw a leprechaun bury a purse of gold in a field of ragwort .
2 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 .
3 A wonderful story is told of a concert programme that was prepared using desktop publishing by a fairly well-known organisation .
4 The story is told of a professor who was giving the first lecture of the year to a group of new medical students .
5 An interim order ( and thus its freezing effect ) lasts until 28 days after the court is told of the report of the creditors ' meeting referred to below .
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