Example sentences of "[is] told [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Er we we have we just make sure that everything is told to the prospect on the phone . |
| 3 | A classic story is told about the unveiling of a vast poster showing a dish piled high with baked beans . |
| 4 | The story of the Passover is told by the paterfamilias in response to the question of the youngest member present : ‘ What is the meaning of this night ? ’ |
| 5 | The distance is told by the rate of the dance ; the direction by the angle of the centre part of the dance , during which the dancer wags her abdomen : the angle of this part of the dance relative to the vertical is the angle of the food source relative to the sun . |
| 6 | The difference with this book is that the story is told from the groundcrew 's side of things . |
| 7 | History is told throughout the town — Greek amphitheatre , Roman arcading and a ruinous odeon , moorish detailing on the lintels of palazzi , medieval castles and baroque churches . |