Sentence examples for were told on from inspiring English sources

She was, we were told, "on leave from NBC News".

We've only had one set who behaved particularly badly: we were told on returning home one new year they had had a party and had been urinating down our stairwell.

Defense lawyers had argued for a maximum of one year because the four lies were told on the same day, July 16, 2008.

The statement said that Amnesty representatives were told on recent visits to detention centers in al-Zawiya and Tripoli that one-third to half of the detainees there were from sub-Saharan Africa.

Both were told on numerous occasions to be adults.

Hundreds of rank-and-file employees were told on Monday that they were losing their jobs.

The campers were told on Thursday and Friday that they had to remove the tents.

Journalists were told on Tuesday that they could not cover protests without permission.

Customers were told on Monday night that the flights would be scrapped.

We were told on Monday morning and we worked hard during the week.

"We were told on Friday in a way which gave us some confidence to believe it.