Example sentences of "was tell the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Connelly , of Chantry Green , Ipswich , was told the operation could not go ahead because the five intensive care beds were already full . |
| 2 | Lily Morrison was due to have treatment for a hernia but , after a three hour wait in a side ward , was told the operation has been cancelled . |
| 3 | Yesterday Mrs Justice Ebsworth , sitting at Teesside Crown Court , was told the life of the child could have been saved if doctors had monitored the foetus ' heartbeat after Mrs Busuttil , then 26 , was admitted into Middlesbrough 's Parkside Hospital in 1984 because her general practitioner detected irregularities . |
| 4 | The second group was told the title after they had read the passage , while the third group were not told the title at all . |
| 5 | During a meeting , the workforce was told the Government would not put any money into the campaign to save the British operation of Leyland-DAF . |
| 6 | Demand for prospectuses has been such that an Independent scribe seeking a Warburgs telephone number for publication was told the firm really would prefer that it did not appear in print . |
| 7 | The hearing was told the child had been left with a 14-year-old baby-sitter . |
| 8 | When Avril was told the date of her operation Peter promised to visit . |
| 9 | I was told the service was really only for pilots flying unaccompanied , who could not maintain a good lookout whilst otherwise engaged , and that the service applied essentially to commercial operations . |
| 10 | The court was told the incident sparked off a week-long rooftop protest by inmates at Franklands Jail , County Durham . |
| 11 | In a rare prosecution following an incident on the field during a Football League game , Salisbury Crown Court was told the tussle followed a clearance from defence . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought we might have got round to talking new terms before breaking up for the summer , but I was told the board were n't able to arrange a meeting . |
| 13 | The trip had to be cancelled when Sally was told the cancer she thought was beaten had returned . |
| 14 | I was told the fun was beginning to go out of it , but now it is back as the competition for best fancy dress is nearly as tough as the race itself . |
| 15 | When I was offered the editorship , I was told the clock stood at five to 12 . ’ |
| 16 | Six months later , when she asked for it to be given to Arrowe Park Hospital , which saved her son 's life , she was told the money was in a ‘ suspense account ’ . |
| 17 | Retired businessman had been trying to but the 1936 Armstrong Siddeley for years , but was told the car was not for sale . |
| 18 | Judge John Slack was told the hunt had been followed by members of the League Against Cruel Sports . |
| 19 | Marius had confessed that he had crippled a Turkish immigrant in Stockholm and Alex was told the registration number of the Land Rover he had left behind at the German frontier when he had deserted . |
| 20 | He was shown the white tigers and was ready to be on his way when he was told the Maharajah wanted to see him . |
| 21 | The court was told the woman became pregnant and had to have an abortion . |
| 22 | But a Teesside Crown Court jury was told the woman suffered facial injuries in the attack last year . |
| 23 | Immediately she was told the situation — she knew the strategic implications already of the cancellation of the Finnish Expedition — Charity was full of practical ideas for the reinstatement of Charles . |
| 24 | But this week Mrs Thompson was told the meeting would be held miles away in Yorkshire and involve only her and Mrs Robinson . |
| 25 | In the late summer of 1986 I was told the answer was a transplant . |
| 26 | A Hull inquest was told the glass punctured his lung . |
| 27 | The zinc bath would soon be filled Charlie came back into the kitchen and was told the news . |
| 28 | ‘ I hope all the old dears over there will hold tight to the handrail , ’ was his only remark when he was told the news , but he said more to Ruth when he went home at lunch time . |
| 29 | Premier John Major was told the news as he hosted delicate talks at the European Summit in Edinburgh . |
| 30 | ‘ I was on a visit doing some coaching when I was told the President and Secretary of State wanted to see me . |