Example sentences of "[pers pn] be told [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before you even read this article I am told by the organisers that bookings have already been made in advance of advertising , so if you are a food wine and train lover and you 'd like to recapture the mystery and elegance of the world of Agatha Christie or you 've something very special to celebrate — make sure you 're on board this august for a journey of a lifetime . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Most airlines I 'm told by the multiples have one person who look after that camp and they go down from erm regional , regional level to regional sales manager . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When we arrived at King 's Cross I was told for the sake of reality I must find my own way to the Savoy Hotel , although the film crew would be close by in case of emergency . |
| 6 | I was told at the time that this system had been adopted because it was impossible to fit a mechanical servo as fitted to the Series III without major surgery , |
| 7 | I was told at the Bar that in section 25 application cases hearsay evidence was regarded in some family proceedings courts as not admissible . |
| 8 | The crimps were of course very active and I was told at the time that they would be paid as much as two pounds for every man whom they recruited . |
| 9 | I would say from the point where I was told on the radio that the officers were entering the premises to the point where I was told everybody was secured , could not be more than four five minutes . |
| 10 | I was told of the story by a friend who knew the old platelayer who we shall call Fred . |
| 11 | ‘ Each year seems to bring a new craze , anything but study ’ , he continued , as I was told of the ‘ talking about reform ’ craze in 1985 , before the student unrest ; that of democracy in 1986 ; falling in love in 1987 ; and in 1988 the preoccupation with ‘ doing business ’ . |
| 12 | When the Incas controlled this area , I was told by The Rough Guide to Peru ( my chattier , more colourful back-up to the ‘ bible ’ ) , ‘ they considered the Uros so poor — almost sub-human — that only a section of hollow cane filled with lice was required from them as a monthly tribute . ’ |
| 13 | This , I was told by the teacher who tracked up in his car , was cross-country running . |
| 14 | I was told by the team management not to make any statements to the media about the relay incident at the training track , and I stuck by that . |
| 15 | I was told by the retailer that he had lost a number of Emperors due to aggression in the confines of a small tank in his store . |
| 16 | At school I was told by the matron that I would die if I continued to lose weight . |
| 17 | I was told by the FO in London that I would be met at Johannesburg airport — since British aircraft could not land in Rhodesia while UDI existed — and would be conveyed to the British Consulate there where I could have a rest . |
| 18 | However , only last year in discussions on the level of restructuring grants , I was told by the then Under-Secretary of State that that was ’ linked to expected redundancies . |
| 19 | He said : ‘ I was told by the parents that the baby was still in the house . |
| 20 | I was told by the police in the police station . ’ |
| 21 | And I was tel telling , I did n't realize that erm not getting a fa erm a squint patched was erm as dangerous as it is , as , I was told by the ophthalamagist that she could , he could lose his eyesight if he had n't erm did n't get his eye patched because they will stop using the eye , and the eyesight would go . |
| 22 | In the school , I was told in the First Aid that you could always tell a fractured femur ( which happened with elderly women as a rule ) . |
| 23 | This fact reminds me of a tale I was told in the States recently whereby President Clinton and his wife Hilary and Major Kay drove into a garage , quite why this was necessary the tale does not relate , as the petrol or gas attendant began to fill up the limousine , Hilary Clinton leaped out of the car and became involved in an animated conversation with the petrol attendant . |
| 24 | If you stepped out of line , then look out , but you quickly learned to do as you were told at the greatest possible speed . |
| 25 | You were told at the time you did , and Councillor told you at the time that th it was totally inadequate was the children 's budget , so how can you expect more money from the Government when your sense of priorities is so blatantly wrong on the money that you 're already handling . |
| 26 | She was told of the importance of completing the course , even though her cellulitis appeared to be improving . |
| 27 | Mother-of-two Lesley Adams , 28 , gassed herself in her car at her Plymouth home , hours after she was told of the allegation by her boss . |
| 28 | She 'd gone into labour when she was told about the Antelope , and Martin was born about a month premature . |
| 29 | She was told by the Polytechnics Central Admissions System , PCAS , that she would breach her contract with them if she joined the Universities Central Council on Admissions , UCCA . |
| 30 | She was told by the social workers not to worry , they 'd look after her . |