Example sentences of "warned [pers pn] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 They said plans by the giant American Anheuser-Busch , brewer of American Budweiser , to take a 30 per cent stake in its pint-pot Czech rival should be rejected , and warned them that the US firm sought outright ownership .
2 Her parents say no-one warned them that the drug , Pre , could affect the immune system , making Lexie more susceptible to infection .
3 ‘ She warned me that the constables were on their way , right enough , and I 'll always be grateful to her for that .
4 Goodness knows how many years ago , when you first told me you were going to marry Madeleine , I warned you that the gentry do n't marry working-class folk .
5 We warned her that a wife 's work is never done .
6 Her instincts warned her that no good could come of this unhealthy alliance between Matthew and the old man .
7 The principal was immediately cautious and warned her that the boy was under age .
8 She would n't take a groom with her although I warned her that the fog might come down later . "
9 It seemed that her brother had been right after all when he warned her that the Decoy Lodge was haunted .
10 He 'd driven her directly to her hotel so she could change her clothes and she 'd elected to wear lightweight cream cotton jeans topped by a matching sleeveless cotton stretch top , taking the precaution of carrying a jacket when Rune warned her that the breeze from the Baltic could be stiff despite the increasing warmth of the day .
11 We warned him that a husband is a glorified handyman , that he will be spending his weekends painting , decorating , gardening , and maintaining the car .
12 I told him I should have to publish Sir Hubert 's disclaimer , and warned him that an unedited publication would endanger implementation of an appointment from which Burmans expected so much , and would also lead to an unhappy relationship between the paper and the government .
13 When , in the face of mounting war fever the Emperor still , though half-heartedly , talked of the congress , Ollivier , himself far from bellicose , warned him that the Ministry would be overthrown and the Ministers stoned in the streets .
14 I warned him that the trouble would probably recur , but with a smile he said , ‘ If it does , I will go for another ride in a bullock cart ! ’
15 Animal instinct warned him that the car 's appearance meant more enemies that he could handle in his present condition .
16 She warned him that the company was to be investigated for alleged laundering of drug money through Swiss banks in the so-called " Lebanon connection " case , and he resigned his position later that same day [ ibid . ] .
17 Manager Edward Stein admits he fears the worst after Barnet 's company secretary Stanley Beller warned him that the club would be put into liquidation inside 24 hours unless ‘ things are sorted out . ’
18 She warned him that the dye might come out and that he 'd get blood poisoning .
19 Guerrillas warned us that the CIA were about to spray the area with a new defoliant and anthrax contaminants .
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