Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] been told [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the child has been told in advance that sweets and toys are not going to be bought this warns the child that tantrums will not work . |
| 2 | The 20 groups of Tory MPs asked by Margaret Thatcher last year to write policy papers for the next manifesto have been told to hand in their work to Number Ten by the end of the month . |
| 3 | The Springbok side to face a powerful England B at Bristol have been told by coach John Williams that if they fulfil his expectations , they will face the Five Nations champions on Saturday . |
| 4 | THREE women widowed in the Gulf war have been told by Government officials that they will not set aside money from the publicly-donated Gulf Trust to help them with an education fund for their children . |
| 5 | Mrs Thatcher 's been told to shut-up by her former press secretary . |
| 6 | Alix had been told about poverty , in Leeds , at school and at home . |
| 7 | The family has been told of delay after delay . |