Example sentences of "[noun sg] is told that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the story of Aladdin , his beloved is told that the wonderful palace he has got the genie of the lamp to build for her will only be complete if a roc 's egg is suspended from the dome , DC 3 . |
| 2 | The child is told that every time it completes a specified desirable behaviour it will earn a ‘ token ’ . |
| 3 | If a child is told that a particular outing is to take place tomorrow , this becomes a certain fact in his or her mind . |
| 4 | Preston Crown Court is told that the two boys accused of murdering the Merseyside toddler James Bulger each blamed the other for attacking the child . |
| 5 | The story is told that a certain academic was recruited as an expert ( supposedly ) on cryptograms , when in actuality he was an authority on crypto gams . |
| 6 | A true story is told that the steeple of Hull 's Holy Trinity church , is on a level with the road in Church Street , Sutton . |