Example sentences of "was [adv] tell the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was just telling the driver of the light engine that he would be away in a minute , when from Bradley Fold station box came the 4-5-5 signal ( train or vehicles running away on the right line ) . |
| 2 | That 's it , I said I was just telling the children well what happens if anything happened to Brian . |
| 3 | He was just told the bare charge . |
| 4 | Judge Henry Pownall was yesterday told the 47-year-old was still on the run . |
| 5 | The conclusion which each of us independently has reached in this court on the vital part of his story is that he was clearly telling the truth … we see no justification for disturbing the verdicts which in our view were entirely correct . ’ |
| 6 | Vinelott J. was probably told the same . |
| 7 | The main thrust of this passage , it must be said , was to instil a measure of resolve into jurors who , even if intellectually convinced , might shrink from the unwelcome duty of convicting on a capital charge , but the words emphasised above show that the judge ( who had earlier adverted to the burden of proof ) was also telling the jury to concentrate on the evidence . |
| 8 | Sequent was also told the NT client could ship at the end of May , simultaneous with system 's launch at Comdex Spring/Windows World . |
| 9 | Sequent was also told the NT client could ship at the end of this month , simultaneously with system 's launch at Comdex Spring/Windows World . |
| 10 | After having her breast removed , she was then told the malignancy had spread to the lymph nodes under her arm . |
| 11 | Protestors have successfully prevented the demolition men from starting their work , but the firm which owns the hotel MacCarthy and Stone , says its angry that , despite months of consultations with the Council , it was never told the buildings might get protected status . |