Example sentences of "tell [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The roars of laughter told that they knew the sergeant was right to suspect moonlighting ; something which is quite common to the lower ranks of the RUC because many have a background as skilled tradespeople . |
| 2 | We told that we had to do some preliminary research for possible television programmes . |
| 3 | Just imagine what your reaction would be if you were given a brand new washing machine and told that it had to last you for seventy years or more . |
| 4 | However , Kovalyov was recently summoned to the local District Department of Internal Affairs and told that it had ‘ new material ’ against him . |
| 5 | told that it has changed , but at that time , and I know my feeling was left that if I was raped I would n't never go to the police . |
| 6 | LINTON WAS VERY surprised to be woken so early , and told that he had another journey to make , before breakfast . |
| 7 | But nobody cared for the stones he told And he sat all alone of a night Until one day a traveller came in from the cold A sorry and miserable sight . |
| 8 | They tell me they told but I do n't feel any effects from it at all . |
| 9 | We 've been told that we have to type it all in . |
| 10 | and someone and we 've now been told that we have to pay for it , and I |
| 11 | The question erm we are told that we have got to take into account the actions of er true to me that the er reference site , therefore , we must carry on as er . |
| 12 | We are told that we have to pay Swindon another fifty thousand if he plays . |
| 13 | I was told that they receive three meals a day and a very small amount of payment , although this did not appear to be directly related to the amount of work they did . |
| 14 | At last I had five pounds — but when my father and I went to buy them we were told that they cost fifteen pounds , a considerable sum of money to an eight-year-old , and way beyond my means . |
| 15 | Their trial , on Health and Safety charges has been told that they knew the gantry was unsafe but did nothing about it . |
| 16 | All I can say is that in a period of two years erm of five , in that time there was five sets of redundancies at erm Hatfield , there are two occasions we were told that they went through it and agree with the unions that there 'd be no more for twelve months and one occasion there was another chap in three months , so if you believe anything that the P A E people there , you know , you really want to wear dark glasses but could I ask you a question , I understand that there is something going on at work with Richard at and my guess is , is , erm that sort of job which we are , there is some form of development plans going forward . |
| 17 | ‘ Charles was told that they owed it to their hosts to give of their professional best , ’ a royal aide said yesterday . |
| 18 | RESIDENTS barricaded in a condemned block of bedsits have been told that they stay there at their own risk . |
| 19 | She complained that her children had apparently not been allowed access to a Baptist minister , but was told that they had not asked for religious support when it was offered . |
| 20 | We enquired and were told that they had been disbanded . |
| 21 | They were relieved to be told that they had done well , and also that these tests were not that accurate after all . |
| 22 | She did not need to be told that they had been happy here , the three of them . |
| 23 | Happily my inspector friend was at hand , He opened the Chief Constable 's hospitality cupboard , I had a dram and was told that they had been tipped off that afternoon about some Scot that would run some sheep through the Lion . |
| 24 | But when they were late in arriving , Mr Stokes rang the agent and was told that they had been impounded at Dover for five weeks while checks were made for drugs . |
| 25 | I did not hear them say this , but I am told that they do , and if you think what that would mean , I guess , whether you agree about the deer or not , that this is not a sensible suggestion . |
| 26 | To begin with , young girls and women are frequently told that they talk too much , that they make facile use of words , that they chatter idly . |
| 27 | I went to the bar racks , the caserna , in Fontanellato to find out when my father was going to be released , but was told that they did not know , for he was in the hands of the Secret Police . |
| 28 | The officer had not seen the girl 's boyfriend and was told that they did not know where he was . |
| 29 | So it is important to remember that schools are not factories — however frequently we are told that they have to ‘ deliver ’ the curriculum , and however deliberately we are exposed to the pressures of competition and market forces . |
| 30 | Certainly anyone who has ever had a severe , immediate reaction to a food is likely to react in the same way if they are told that they have consumed some of the same food . |