Example sentences of "informed [pers pn] that " in BNC.

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1 A little after 3 o'clock this morning he rapped at several doors in Marlborough Street ( adjoining one of the piers ) and informed them that fire had been set to one of the ships in the harbour [ and ] matches were laid in several others ; the whole world would soon be in a blaze , and the town also destroyed …
2 There Terauchi informed them that independence would be proclaimed .
3 The Sergeant informed me that No. 46 Royal Marine Commando had come ashore in Normandy on D-Day + 1 and had gone into action almost straight away at a spot further along the coast from here , against a crack German S.S. Unit ( Hitler Youth ) .
4 It was about this time that I received a letter from Dr Liu Shih-Shun , Chinese Ambassador in Ottawa , who informed me that , with the imminent cessation of hostilities in Asia , the Chinese government would move back from the wartime capital of Chungking to the south central city of Nanking .
5 A call from a trusted contact informed me that senior police officers from the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection squad had been summoned to Buckingham Palace and ordered to find who leaked the story .
6 Derek Piggott , my instructor/demonstrator who has many hours on the Chevron , informed me that climb rate can be increased considerably by using thermal activity , and he showed very adequately the power off characteristics of the aircraft by stopping the engine and demonstrating the very impressive 17 to 1 glide ratio .
7 But a friend , who arrived from Baghdad in the middle of February , informed me that morale is now high .
8 14.45 : Secretary informed me that Class Teacher had written a letter to parent of child with Head Lice to replace one written by Head .
9 Yes er he eventually er I in fact spoke to a Detective Inspector er at the police station er he informed me that er Detective Constable had a good knowledge of these persons and I therefore instructed that er D C make contact with me which he did a short time later that evening .
10 The passenger whom I picked up informed me that , throughout the journey , no information regarding delays was given to the passengers on the train .
11 He informed us that Eskimo sexual licence goes far beyond any idea of free love or promiscuity .
12 Eadred coolly agreed , informed us that food would be sent across and bade us all a courteous good night .
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