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

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1 But the borough 's environmental health committee was told yesterday that the outbreak , which has been sweeping the region , is slowing down .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 ( 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 .
5 Political correspondents were told initially that the Prime Minister believed his activities to be ‘ unorthodox but in order ’ .
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