Example sentences of "were tell that [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 All the parents were told that their children were in very nice foster homes , with very nice families .
2 ‘ We can not part from the argument without expressing our belief that some trial judges would be troubled if they were told that their view , unguided as it is by any established practice and expressed in confidence , was to be determinate of the period to be served by a prisoner .
3 Her parents were told that her best hope was a special type of transplant , in which a donor heart would be joined to hers , piggy back style .
4 And er we were told that , we were told that our apprentices would be working alongside apprentices from Mercedes and Volkswagen and and so on and so forth .
5 The parents of the student were told that his chances of survival were slim .
6 She was with the family when they were told that his body had been found and has tried to help them through their grief .
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