Example sentences of "[noun] be told [adv] that " in BNC.

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1 Italy 's air force was told yesterday that unless it bombed fast moving lava flows pouring from Mount Etna to divert their course , the 6,500 people living at the foot of Europe 's highest volcano could face destruction .
2 But the borough 's environmental health committee was told yesterday that the outbreak , which has been sweeping the region , is slowing down .
3 An inquest in the town was told yesterday that Swales , who had drunk six pints , had been seen at least once before trying to beat trains over the unmanned crossing .
4 The conference was told yesterday that police forces have introduced a new command structure .
5 COOKSTOWN Magistrates Court was told yesterday that a farmer forged his deceased mother-in-laws name on a cheque to pay his electricity bill .
6 A BELFAST court was told yesterday that there was no terrorist involvement in an arson attack when a garage and a car in north Belfast were set on fire on Thursday night .
7 Inverness Sheriff Court was told yesterday that one of the culprits , 29-year-old Joseph Shields , was their neighbour .
8 Union leaders were told recently that the Essex plant , which currently produces the Sierra and the Fiesta , was experiencing more stoppages than any of the company 's plants in Europe and that quality levels were also the worst .
9 The jury was told yesterday that Casabona admits false imprisonment of the lodger and unlawful sex with a woman under the age of 16 .
10 Journalists who telephoned the divisional police were told bluntly that the men had not even been interviewed at the time the army spokesman had made his statement .
11 Women were told unequivocally that they should confine themselves to the sphere of home and family ; the middle class husband unlike his working class counterpart , could be safely relied upon to provide .
12 The minister was told plainly that ‘ the election of a member of parliament , and other publick services , has drawn me into a great deall of expence , and no small trouble … ’
13 ( First Edition ) The first international conference to discuss openly air disaster contingency plans was told yesterday that the recent spate of major incidents , including the Lockerbie and Kegworth tragedies , has led to a review of emergency tactics .
14 However much the excise supervisor may have been appreciated by the councillors of St. Andrews , he was regarded with less enthusiasm at the Treasury , and the member of parliament was told bluntly that if any office about St. Andrews fell vacant , which was usually left to the recommendation of the Burgh Member , he should have the nomination , and as Scott advised the provost , ‘ they hoped that from reasons which must naturally occur to myself , I would be satisfied with the propriety of their answer ’ .
15 Political correspondents were told initially that the Prime Minister believed his activities to be ‘ unorthodox but in order ’ .
16 Employees at the Dupont nylon fibres factory in Brockworth , Gloucester were told today that a quarter of the workforce … 250 out of a total of 990 , are to lose their jobs .
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