Sentence examples for told given from inspiring English sources

Last night's torrential rains had, I was told, given the flagstones a final rinse.

"Truth be told, given the choice of working with an almost unlimited budget, on one of those so-called epics, and a film with a budget of $15 million or $20 million, I'd probably pick the smaller one," he said.

They were told: "Given that they are not within our custody or control, the law does not require you to intervene to prevent this".

Even that could be hard to deliver, we are told, given that every one of the EU's 27 governments must sign up to any new long-term budget deal.

"We were not sufficiently doubtful of what we were told given everything we already knew from our experience at previous companies," CEO Tom Moss reportedly said in an email to backers.

British boxing writers visiting him in the US would be told: "Give my regards to Henry".

Some festivalgoers couldn't believe their luck in meeting the Hollywood hunk, while others told gave the Twittersphere some insider gossip.

It's hard to tell given the good professor's talent for manipulation.

The French example is telling, given the French dominance of the foreign film market in the United States.

And as far as anyone can tell, given the tattered state of health monitoring systems in the countryside, SARS is still mainly occurring in urban areas.

That Goldberg chooses to begin his book by oversimplifying this teeny misdemeanor is telling, given the available ducks in the liberal-cliché barrel.