Example sentences of "court [be] told that the [noun sg] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Carlisle Crown Court was told that the fighter ace — who was shot down over Italy — was spotted by police while driving to see a sick friend .
2 The court was told that the admissability of confessions allegedly made by the accused will be challenged by the defence .
3 Bristol Crown Court was told that the girl had gone to the shops with a friend and stolen two cans of body spray .
4 The court was told that the teenager held onto the girls hands to stop her struggling — she screamed for help , so he slapped her around the face .
5 The court was told that the dog was so emaciated that it was little more than skin and bone .
6 And the court was told that the victim 's ear could have been saved — but he failed to take it with him to the hospital .
  Next page