Example sentences of "tell of [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They told of the movements of relics : the bringing of the relics of St Ouen to the court of King Edgar ; of the king 's gift of them to the monastery ; of Queen Emma 's gift of the arm of St Bartholomew ; of the translation of the body of St Elphege ; and so on . |
| 2 | He told of the saints who established Christianity , and who were really responsible for stability and civilisation in northern Britain . |
| 3 | He told of the advancements made against the backcloth of the Single Market , highlighting how all major EC turkey-producing countries had increased output during the past five years . |
| 4 | The fishing-boats had landed the catch of the night , and were spreading their nets on the tall masts erected for drying them over ; a bridge spanned the mountain stream that bounded towards the bay in wild leaps ; and all the glen , with its mountain girdling its steep precipices , its grass slopes , was veiled in mystery — only the nearer shoulders of the hill revealed their naked rock , and the outflow of the rushing stream told of the heights we could not see . |
| 5 | Many more stories could be told of the effects of the bomb — of terrible burns and of people dying slowly from radiation . |
| 6 | COLCHESTER sailor Richard Merriweather has told of the trials of the deep after completing the third leg of a round-the-world yacht race . |
| 7 | Council leader , Coun John Williams ( Lab ) , when told of the plans by The Northern Echo said : ‘ I will need to find out much more about this before we can decide we can support it or not . ’ |
| 8 | For I had also told of the lives of those who now lived on or near those lands . |
| 9 | Where a solicitor realises himself that he has been negligent or his client makes a claim against him on that ground , the client must be told of the circumstances ( if he is not already aware of them ) and be advised to seek independent advice . |
| 10 | Given the bodily likeness of the great apes to ourselves , and what we are told of the similarities of brain-size and structure , sensory apparatus , pregnancy span , and early cognitive competence , this is as it should be . |
| 11 | The problem is made worse because consumers are rarely told of the risks associated with drugs : most , not unreasonably , expect their medicine to do them good . |
| 12 | When the messenger arrived in his camp bringing news of his call to the throne , all Imrik said was ‘ Why ? ’ , and upon being told of the murders , he commented ‘ Bad , very bad ’ , which was considered quite long-winded for him . |
| 13 | Mrs Godwin 's husband Tim was feeding the couple 's twenty three month old baby when was told of the murders . |
| 14 | Told of the allegations , Brother Kenneth said : ‘ I do n't believe it . |
| 15 | It is understood that early this year both local gardai and Catholic Church officials were told of the allegations ; the health board became involved and the priest received counselling . |
| 16 | One friend who was told of the contents of the letter reveals : ‘ He told her in no uncertain terms that she had to help maintain the dignity of the Crown and consider the repercussions of her actions to the Queen . |
| 17 | The court was told of the events of 15 and 16 February ; that Mr. Bell had denied being in breach of his bail conditions and that the court on Friday , 16 February had remanded Mr. Bell in custody without hearing any evidence . |
| 18 | Today , The Test And County Cricket Board 's disciplinary committee at Edgbaston were told of the events which lead to Stemp providing a positive sample during a match with Middlesex at Uxbridge in July . |
| 19 | They were not told of the grounds for referral , and the case proceeded without them . |
| 20 | They may look to parts of the tradition which are less inimical to them , for example stories that tell of the lives of women . |
| 21 | Both books tell of the extremes a man will go to obtain the object of his desire , and how despite all his efforts , neither hero succeeds ultimately . |
| 22 | The Shipman 's Tale tells of a lovers ' triangle , involving a merchant who lives at St Denis ( France ) , his wife , and a Parisian monk who was regarded as their friend : indeed the monk and the merchant call each other cousin , as both are from the same village . |
| 23 | Guitarist and songwriter Guy Chadwick tells of the trials and the tribulations , and reveals some surprising influences … |
| 24 | An RAF crew have been telling of the dangers they faced from stray mortar fire and bullets , as they delivered aid to the beleagured city of Sarajevo . |
| 25 | Behind Family Man is a chicken coop , a true sign of Jamaica , and in front , an old flight case rots , telling of the years of hard graft that brought this posthumous glory . |