Example sentences of "she [verb] been told [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has been told that members of the Lords are permitted to use the facilities provided by the Commons — the bar , the library , etc — and trot up and down the Commons corridors . |
| 2 | He had left suddenly while Rachel had been on leave and on her return she 'd been told that another officer had been appointed but she 'd had no time to find out anything about him . |
| 3 | She was just like me , she had been told that her prognosis was good and yet here she was four years later . |
| 4 | This morning she had been told that she was ill-mannered ; now it seemed she was not fit to be a lady ! |
| 5 | However , many things had happened during the two years since she had been told that her mother had died of the fever and that , prior to this , she had not been allowed to see her in case she should catch it and spread it further . |
| 6 | She had been told that having children might present problems , but nothing that could not be managed . |
| 7 | It had seemed a good idea at the time , a bit of expensive and unusual fun with some of her friends , and sure , she had been intrigued when she had been told that she should beware of her fiery nature 's setting alight a situation which would become frighteningly uncontrollable , but that was three days ago . |
| 8 | She spoke Spanish a little , enough to understand what was going on , although at her interview she had been told that all her patients would be British . |