Example sentences of "be tell that it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're told that it is not a commercial fish to breed in large numbers and that it is species more suited for the specialist or advanced hobbyist . |
| 2 | And I am told that it is not advisable to use the same batch of acid for etching copper as has been used for etching zinc because the deposits of two metals in the acid creates erm an unpleasant , noxious , possibly poisonous gas and I do n't know what that would do . |
| 3 | Since Rita has been sent to Coventry , she has not been told that it is physically possible for her to open up the incubator herself and put her hands in . |
| 4 | If that fails to dissuade you , you will be told that it is not very nice : it is frightening and ghoulish . |
| 5 | Instead of pointing out the errors you may be told that it is very good but have been better in a darker wood ! |
| 6 | But then I 'll be told that it 's not about him at all , in that silly sense . |
| 7 | exactly what it is , but th we should be told that it 's not a dirty thing , it 's not a bad thing . |