Example sentences of "than being told " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing worse than being told ‘ Yes , we had a lovely book all about the fête we held for the coronation , but I have n't seen it for some years . |
| 2 | I definitely think we 've found a niche , not just in a business sense , but in the sense of providing a much needed service to dog owners , and I think we all need some helpful service nowadays , rather than being told to go elsewhere . ’ |
| 3 | The students may have been naive about the realities of life abroad , but they wanted to see for themselves what life was like elsewhere rather than being told by party officials and foreigners . |
| 4 | Nothing was more likely to bring a smile to his face than being told he was talked about . |
| 5 | It 's more satisfying and exciting to add the art yourself than being told how to look or feel about something . |
| 6 | Being told ( perhaps by an automatic booking system ) that there are 31 seats left is much less informative than being told that there are a lot or few , unless you have information about sizes of planes and expected booking rates . |