Sentence examples for was given the runaround from inspiring English sources

But he was given the runaround by United's Portuguese wing, Nani.

The Guevara's second son, Roberto, flew to Bolivia to investigate but was given the runaround.

"When she attempted to correct the matter, she was given the runaround and the surcharge remained," Mr. Sweeney said.

In three years, Castelan's duties expanded from cleaning to overseeing inventory and placing supply orders, but he said he was given the runaround when he tried to negotiate for higher pay.

Due to the seamless excellence of Everton's Ray Wilson, Byrne was limited to only two England caps, the first when he was given the runaround by Scottish winger Willie Henderson in 1963, the second in the run-up to the 1966 World Cup, which Alf Ramsey's men won on home soil.

The guy called support and was given the runaround (meticulously detailed in the post).

Then they go to the police and are given the runaround.

Aurelien Chedjou has been hauled off, having been given the runaround by Ivica Olic.

"I kept getting the same answer and really felt that I was being given the runaround," Mr. Burlison said of Facebook's customer service representatives.

On March 15, the court told Mr. Havlik tough luck, unmoved by undisputed evidence that he had been given the runaround by the V.A. and had just been told he had three months to live.

Created by the British company XPT, Online Caroline used webcams, email and telephone messages to draw users into the story of a young twentysomething woman being given the runaround by the men in her life.