Example sentences of "[adj] have [be] told " in BNC.
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1 | Other workers frightened that they might become victims of a Maxwell-style rip-off have been told that a personal plan is ‘ safer ’ . |
2 | But although many have been told about birth control by friends . |
3 | Parents and villagers who have campaigned to keep it open have been told their only hope is to merge with other schools . |
4 | Some are true , some are false , most have been embroidered in the interests of enjoyment and several have been told so often they are part of the apocryphal armada of football . |
5 | Twenty-four have been told that their application was approved in principle , 69 applications turned down and will now either stay in their current jobs or be redeployed . |