Example sentences of "[noun sg] was told [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Judge John Slack was told the hunt had been followed by members of the League Against Cruel Sports . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The committee was told a Kincardine Bridge replacement was likely within the next few years , but was a separate issue and all transport organisations plus the Scottish Office agreed a new crossing of the Forth near the existing bridge was essential . |
| 4 | The event will go ahead on August 30 , along with the nationally recognised dog show on the Saturday , but the parish council was told the show 's future looked gloomy because of increased charges , particularly those for hiring equipment from Langbaurgh council . |
| 5 | The second group was told the title after they had read the passage , while the third group were not told the title at all . |
| 6 | The court was told the offences were committed in August , 1981 , four months after Dakers had been released on parole from a four-year prison term imposed for burglary , theft and handling . |
| 7 | The court was told the incident sparked off a week-long rooftop protest by inmates at Franklands Jail , County Durham . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The court was told the charges relate alleged assaults between January 1 , 1972 , and December 31 , 1973 . |
| 10 | The court was told the house was unoccupied when the pair broke in but the police received information that a burglary was in progress . |
| 11 | The court was told the woman became pregnant and had to have an abortion . |
| 12 | The court was told the airman had drunk seventeen pints of beer . |
| 13 | It would have been nice to have been in the presentation room when the John Smith 's brand manager was told the script of their ads . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But a Teesside Crown Court jury was told the woman suffered facial injuries in the attack last year . |
| 16 | The jury was told the men were to be paid £1,000 each with £500 expenses by Mr Brown 's wife to kill him . |
| 17 | The hearing was told the child had been left with a 14-year-old baby-sitter . |
| 18 | The inquest was told the injuries were sustained during convulsions induced by narcotics . |
| 19 | A Hull inquest was told the glass punctured his lung . |
| 20 | Seconds later the patrol was told the van was a ringer as the owner and his van were still at home . |